Where does “नष्टक्रिय” come from?

नष्टक्रिय (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit नष्ट-, from Sanskrit नष्ट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan naṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian naštás, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ-tós, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

नष्टक्रिय (Sanskrit): on whom a benefit is lost; ungrateful

Definitions

  1. on whom a benefit is lost; ungrateful

Ancestry of “नष्टक्रिय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनष्ट-without; un-, -less
2Sanskritनष्टpast passive participle of नश्यति; lost,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryannaṣṭás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannaštás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-tós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ-tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian naštás →