Where does “नास्ति” come from?

नास्ति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अस्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásti, from Sanskrit हस्तिन्, from Sanskrit हस्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰástas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

नास्ति (Sanskrit): it is not, it does not exist

Definitions

  1. it is not, it does not exist

Ancestry of “नास्ति”, step by step

नास्ति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अस्ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअस्तिto be; to live; to exist, be present
2Proto-Indo-IranianHástito be
3Sanskritहस्तिन्an elephant
4Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
5Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Sanskrit न

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

Words derived from “नास्ति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →