Where does “अभिनय” come from?
अभिनय (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अभिनय, from Sanskrit अभि-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
अभिनय (Hindi): acting; theatre
Ancestry of “अभिनय”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अभिनय | acting; dramatic action that is expressive of... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अभि- | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |