Where does “ਨਿਆਂ” come from?

ਨਿਆਂ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit नियम, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

ਨਿਆਂ (Punjabi): justice, equity

Definitions

  1. justice, equity

Ancestry of “ਨਿਆਂ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनियमrestraining, checking, holding back, preventing,...
2Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “ਨਿਆਂ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →
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