Where does “उपन्यास” come from?
उपन्यास (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit उपन्यास, from Sanskrit न्यास, from Sanskrit न्यस्, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
उपन्यास (Hindi): novel
Definitions
- novel
Ancestry of “उपन्यास”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | उपन्यास | putting down, placing near to, juxta-position |
| 2 | Sanskrit | न्यास | putting down or in, placing, fixing, inserting, applying, impressing, drawing, painting, writing down |
| 3 | Sanskrit | न्यस् | to throw or cast or lay or put down (with loc., e.g. भुवि, on the earth) |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नि- | into; down; without, free of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |