Where does “नास्तिक” come from?

नास्तिक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit आस्तिक, 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- — hand; take, give in exchange.

नास्तिक (Sanskrit): atheistical, infidel; heterodox, skeptical;...

Definitions

  1. atheistical, infidel; heterodox, skeptical;...

Ancestry of “नास्तिक”, step by step

नास्तिक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit आस्तिक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआस्तिकone who believes in the existence; believing,...
2Sanskritअस्तिto be; to live; to exist, be present
3Proto-Indo-IranianHástito be
4Sanskritहस्तिन्an elephant
5Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
6Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
9Proto-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 “नास्तिक”

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