Where does “അനിവാര്യ” come from?

അനിവാര്യ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अनिवार्य, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

അനിവാര്യ (Malayalam): indispensable; essential

Definitions

  1. indispensable; essential

Ancestry of “അനിവാര്യ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअनिवार्यunavoidable , irresistible
2Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →