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Where does “निष्ठा” come from?

निष्ठा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit निष्ठा, from Sanskrit स्था, from Sanskrit -प्-, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

निष्ठा (Hindi): loyalty; allegiance, devotion, fidelity; faith,...

Definitions

  1. loyalty; allegiance, devotion, fidelity; faith,...

Ancestry of “निष्ठा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिष्ठाdevotion, attachment; end, termination,...
2Sanskritस्थाto stand, station oneself, take up a position on;...
3Sanskrit-प्-—
4Sanskrit-इत—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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