Where does “निरानन्द” come from?

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

निरानन्द (Sanskrit): cheerless, joyless, melancholy, unhappy, sad

Definitions

  1. cheerless, joyless, melancholy, unhappy, sad

Ancestry of “निरानन्द”, step by step

निरानन्द traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit निस्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिस्out, forth, away &c
2Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Sanskrit आनन्द

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआनन्दdelight; pleasure; joy
2Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
3Sanskritधाto put, place, set, lay in or on
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →