Where does “ਨਿਯਮ” come from?

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

ਨਿਯਮ (Punjabi): rule, regulation, precept, canon, injunction

Definitions

  1. rule, regulation, precept, canon, injunction

Ancestry of “ਨਿਯਮ”, 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 “ਨਿਯਮ”

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