Where does “पलायन” come from?

पलायन (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पलायन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

पलायन (Hindi): flight, escape; exodus

Definitions

  1. flight, escape; exodus

Ancestry of “पलायन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपलायनfleeing, flight, escape; a saddle
2Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →Every word from Sanskrit पलायन →