Where does “നിശ്ചിത” come from?
നിശ്ചിത (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit निश्चित, from Sanskrit निश्चि, from Sanskrit निस्-, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
നിശ്ചിത (Malayalam): definite; definite
Definitions
- definite; definite
Ancestry of “നിശ്ചിത”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | निश्चित | of one who has come to a conclusion or formed a certain opinion, determined to, resolute upon |
| 2 | Sanskrit | निश्चि | to ascertain, investigate, decide, settle, fix upon, determine, resolve |
| 3 | Sanskrit | निस्- | out, forth, away &c |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नि- | into; down; without, free of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |