Where does “नाही” come from?

नाही (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi नाहि, from Sanskrit नास्ति, from Sanskrit अस्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásti, from Sanskrit हस्तिन्, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas — hand; take, give in exchange.

नाही (Marathi): no, not

Definitions

  1. no, not

Ancestry of “नाही”, step by step

नाही traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Marathi नाहि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiनाहि—
2Sanskritनास्तिit is not, it does not exist
3Sanskritअस्तिto be; to live; to exist, be present
4Proto-Indo-IranianHástito be
5Sanskritहस्तिन्an elephant
6Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
7Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Sanskrit नहि

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

Words derived from “नाही”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →