Where does “निखट्टू” come from?

निखट्टू (Hindi) comes from Hindi नि-, from Sanskrit निस्-, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

निखट्टू (Hindi): idle, feckless

Definitions

  1. idle, feckless

Ancestry of “निखट्टू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनि-without
2Sanskritनिस्-out, forth, away &c
3Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →