Where does “निवास” come from?
निवास (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वास, from Sanskrit वस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian was, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.
निवास (Sanskrit): clothing, dress; living, dwelling, residing;...
Definitions
- clothing, dress; living, dwelling, residing;...
Ancestry of “निवास”, step by step
निवास traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit वास
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वास | dwelling, staying; residence, home, abode; day's... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वस् | accusative/dative/genitive plural of त्वम्; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | was | accusative/genitive/dative plural of *túH |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wōs | — |
via Sanskrit नि
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | नि | down; back; in, into |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |
Words derived from “निवास”