Where does “नकारात्मक” come from?
नकारात्मक (Hindi) comes from Hindi नकार, from Sanskrit नकार, from Sanskrit न, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
नकारात्मक (Hindi): negative, detrimental
Ancestry of “नकारात्मक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | नकार | the letter or the sound na; denial, refusal,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नकार | the letter or sound na; a tribrach; refusal,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | न | no, not; no, not, none, no one, nothing, never,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ná | no, not |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |