Where does “आवश्यकता” come from?

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

आवश्यकता (Sanskrit): necessity, inevitability

Definitions

  1. necessity, inevitability

Ancestry of “आवश्यकता”, step by step

आवश्यकता traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit आवश्यक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआवश्यकnecessary, required; inevitable, inexorable
2Sanskritअवश्यinevitable
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Sanskrit ता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritताgeneralizing suffix
2Sanskritइका—

Words derived from “आवश्यकता”

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