Where does “नियम” come from?

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

नियम (Sanskrit): restraining, checking, holding back, preventing,...

Definitions

  1. restraining, checking, holding back, preventing,...

Ancestry of “नियम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
3Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “नियम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →