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Where does “nicca” come from?

nicca (Pali) comes from Sanskrit नित्य, from Proto-Indo-European nítyos — one's own; own.

Ancestry of “nicca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनित्यeternal; everlasting, continual; constantly...
2Proto-Indo-Europeannítyosone's own; own

Words derived from “nicca”

  • anicca
  • อนิจกรรม
  • อนิจภาพ
  • anicca
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nítyos →