Where does “न्यायशास्त्र” come from?
न्यायशास्त्र (Hindi) comes from Hindi शास्त्र, from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.
न्यायशास्त्र (Hindi): jurisprudence
Ancestry of “न्यायशास्त्र”, step by step
न्यायशास्त्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi शास्त्र
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | शास्त्र | study; science; code, rule; sacred text,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शास्त्र | shastra, scripture; science, knowledge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śāstra | — |
via Hindi न्याय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | न्याय | justice, law; judgement, decision; rule |
| 2 | Sanskrit | न्याय | that into which a thing goes back i.e. an... |