Where does “नकार” come from?

नकार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit न, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

नकार (Sanskrit): the letter or sound na; a tribrach; refusal,...

Definitions

  1. the letter or sound na; a tribrach; refusal,...

Ancestry of “नकार”, step by step

नकार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit न

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनno, not; no, not, none, no one, nothing, never,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Sanskrit कार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “नकार”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Sanskrit न →