Where does “निर्भय” come from?
निर्भय (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit निस्, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
निर्भय (Sanskrit): fearless, undaunted, unafraid
Definitions
- fearless, undaunted, unafraid
Ancestry of “निर्भय”, step by step
निर्भय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit निस्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | निस् | out, forth, away &c |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नि | down; back; in, into |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |
via Sanskrit भय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भय | fear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *bʰayHás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |
Words derived from “निर्भय”