Where does “अमृत” come from?

अमृत (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan amŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian amŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

अमृत (Sanskrit): immortal, undying; imperishable, deathless; not...

Definitions

  1. immortal, undying; imperishable, deathless; not...

Ancestry of “अमृत”, step by step

अमृत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan amŕ̥tas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanamŕ̥tas—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianamŕ̥tasimmortal
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥mr̥tósimmortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Proto-Indo-European mért

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmértto die

Words derived from “अमृत”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós →