Where does “न” come from?

न (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit न, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

न (Hindi): not, do not; isn't it?

Definitions

  1. not, do not; isn't it?

Ancestry of “न”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनno, not; no, not, none, no one, nothing, never,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Sanskrit न →