Where does “niscaya” come from?

niscaya (Malay) comes from Classical Malay نسچاي, from Sanskrit निश्चय, from Sanskrit निश्चि, from Sanskrit निस्-, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

Ancestry of “niscaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayنسچاي—
2Sanskritनिश्चयinquiry, ascertainment
3Sanskritनिश्चिto ascertain, investigate, decide, settle, fix upon, determine, resolve
4Sanskritनिस्-out, forth, away &c
5Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
6Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
7Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “niscaya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →