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Where does “अनित्य” come from?

अनित्य (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

अनित्य (Sanskrit): impermanent

Definitions

  1. impermanent

Ancestry of “अनित्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “अनित्य”

  • anicca
  • อนิจกรรม
  • อนิจภาพ
  • anicca
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