Where does “सकारात्मक” come from?

सकारात्मक (Hindi) comes from Hindi सकार, from Sanskrit सकार, from Sanskrit स, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

सकारात्मक (Hindi): positive, beneficial

Definitions

  1. positive, beneficial

Ancestry of “सकारात्मक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसकारthe Devanagari letter स
2Sanskritसकारthe letter and sound स
3Sanskritसan anapest; a snake; air, wind
4Sanskritइto go
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit स →