Where does “निश्चित” come from?
निश्चित (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit निश्चित, from Sanskrit निश्चि, from Sanskrit निस्-, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
निश्चित (Hindi): certain, definite, sure; fixed, unchangeable
Definitions
- certain, definite, sure; fixed, unchangeable
Ancestry of “निश्चित”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | निश्चित | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | निश्चि | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | निस्- | out, forth, away &c |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नि- | into; down; without, free of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |