Where does “nīroga” come from?

nīroga (Pali) comes from Sanskrit नीरोग, from Sanskrit निस्, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

nīroga (Pali): free from disease, healthy, well

Definitions

  1. free from disease, healthy, well

Ancestry of “nīroga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनीरोगdisease-free, healthy, well
2Sanskritनिस्out, forth, away &c
3Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-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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