Where does “निचय” come from?

निचय (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

निचय (Sanskrit): a heap, a pile, a mass; quantity, store,...

Definitions

  1. a heap, a pile, a mass; quantity, store,...

Ancestry of “निचय”, step by step

निचय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
3Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Sanskrit चय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचयcollecting
2Sanskritचिto observe, perceive
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →