Where does “न्हयकारी” come from?

न्हयकारी (Konkani) comes from Konkani न्हय, from Sanskrit नहि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian naǰʰí, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

न्हयकारी (Konkani): negative

Definitions

  1. negative

Ancestry of “न्हयकारी”, step by step

न्हयकारी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Konkani न्हय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniन्हयa no
2Sanskritनहिsurely not, by no means, not at all
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannaǰʰí—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Konkani कार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniकार—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian naǰʰí →Every word from Sanskrit नहि →