Where does “नहि” come from?

नहि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian naǰʰí, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

नहि (Sanskrit): surely not, by no means, not at all

Definitions

  1. surely not, by no means, not at all

Ancestry of “नहि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniannaǰʰí—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “नहि”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian naǰʰí →