Where does “आत्मनिवेदन” come from?
आत्मनिवेदन (Hindi) comes from Hindi निवेदन, from Sanskrit निवेदन, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
आत्मनिवेदन (Hindi): self-sacrifice, self-dedication
Definitions
- self-sacrifice, self-dedication
Ancestry of “आत्मनिवेदन”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | निवेदन | request, appeal, petition; revealing, making... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | निवेदन | announcing, proclaiming |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नि- | into; down; without, free of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |