Where does “निलंबित” come from?
निलंबित (Hindi) comes from Hindi नि-, from Sanskrit निस्-, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
निलंबित (Hindi): suspended, kicked out
Ancestry of “निलंबित”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | नि- | without |
| 2 | Sanskrit | निस्- | out, forth, away &c |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नि- | into; down; without, free of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |