Where does “सेवानिवृत्त” come from?

सेवानिवृत्त (Hindi) comes from Hindi सेवा, from Sanskrit सेवा, from Sanskrit सेव् — to remain, stay, serve or worship.

सेवानिवृत्त (Hindi): retired

Definitions

  1. retired

Ancestry of “सेवानिवृत्त”, step by step

सेवानिवृत्त traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi सेवा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसेवाservice, care; service, facility
2Sanskritसेवाgoing or resorting to, visiting, frequenting;...
3Sanskritसेव्to remain, stay, serve or worship

via Hindi निवृत्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनिवृत्तretired; free, liberated; abstaining, not...
2Sanskritनिवृत्त
Every word from Sanskrit सेव्Every word from Sanskrit सेवाEvery word from Hindi सेवा