Where does “निशित” come from?

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

निशित (Sanskrit): sharpened, sharp

Definitions

  1. sharpened, sharp

Ancestry of “निशित”, step by step

निशित 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 शित

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशितsharpened, whetted, sharp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱh₃tóssharpened
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →