Where does “ਮੂਲਨਿਵਾਸੀ” come from?

ਮੂਲਨਿਵਾਸੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਨਿਵਾਸੀ, from Sanskrit निवासिन्, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

ਮੂਲਨਿਵਾਸੀ (Punjabi): native, aborigine

Definitions

  1. native, aborigine

Ancestry of “ਮੂਲਨਿਵਾਸੀ”, step by step

ਮੂਲਨਿਵਾਸੀ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਨਿਵਾਸੀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਨਿਵਾਸੀresident, dweller, inhabitant
2Sanskritनिवासिन्inhabitant, resident
3Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Punjabi ਮੂਲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਮੂਲroot, base, origin, source
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →