Where does “सदैव” come from?

सदैव (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit सदैव, from Sanskrit एव, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

सदैव (Hindi): always

Definitions

  1. always

Ancestry of “सदैव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसदैवalways
2Sanskritएवso, just so; indeed, truly; just, exactly, as;...
3Sanskritइto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit एव →