Where does “अनिवार्य” come from?

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

अनिवार्य (Marathi): essential, required

Definitions

  1. essential, required

Ancestry of “अनिवार्य”, 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 →
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