Where does “ਨੇਮ” come from?

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

ਨੇਮ (Punjabi): vow, pledge, oath, promise, resolution

Definitions

  1. vow, pledge, oath, promise, resolution

Ancestry of “ਨੇਮ”, 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 “ਨੇਮ”

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