Where does “नि” come from?
नि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
नि (Sanskrit): down; back; in, into
Ancestry of “नि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |