Where does “निश्चय” come from?

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

निश्चय (Hindi): resolve, certainty, determination; certainly,...

Definitions

  1. resolve, certainty, determination; certainly,...

Ancestry of “निश्चय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिश्चयinquiry, ascertainment
2Sanskritनिश्चिto ascertain, investigate, decide, settle, fix upon, determine, resolve
3Sanskritनिस्-out, forth, away &c
4Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
6Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →