Where does “निम्नलिखित” come from?

निम्नलिखित (Hindi) comes from Hindi निम्न, from Sanskrit निम्न — depth, low ground, cavity, depression.

निम्नलिखित (Hindi): written below; following

Definitions

  1. written below; following

Ancestry of “निम्नलिखित”, step by step

निम्नलिखित traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi निम्न

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनिम्नlow; of lower rank, junior
2Sanskritनिम्नdepth, low ground, cavity, depression

via Hindi लिखित

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलिखितwritten; document
2Sanskritलिखितdocument; writing
Every word from Sanskrit निम्नEvery word from Hindi निम्न