Where does “नाहीतर” come from?
नाहीतर (Marathi) comes from Marathi नाही, 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 — hand; take, give in exchange.
नाहीतर (Marathi): otherwise, or else
Definitions
- otherwise, or else
Ancestry of “नाहीतर”, step by step
नाहीतर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Marathi नाही
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathi | नाही | no, not |
| 2 | Old Marathi | नाहि | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नास्ति | it is not, it does not exist |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अस्ति | to be; to live; to exist, be present |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hásti | to be |
| 6 | Sanskrit | हस्तिन् | an elephant |
| 7 | Sanskrit | हस्त | the hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰástas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰástas | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰés-to- | hand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |