Where does “आवश्यक” come from?

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

आवश्यक (Sanskrit): necessary, required; inevitable, inexorable

Definitions

  1. necessary, required; inevitable, inexorable

Ancestry of “आवश्यक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअवश्यinevitable
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “आवश्यक”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →