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

Definitions

  1. negative, detrimental

Ancestry of “नकारात्मक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनकारthe letter or the sound na; denial, refusal,...
2Sanskritनकारthe letter or sound na; a tribrach; refusal,...
3Sanskritनno, not; no, not, none, no one, nothing, never,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Sanskrit न →