Where does “निष्कारण” come from?
निष्कारण (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit निस्, from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
निष्कारण (Sanskrit): causeless, unnecessary
Ancestry of “निष्कारण”, step by step
निष्कारण 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 कारण
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कारण | cause or reason of anything; instrument, means;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | करण | doing, making, effecting, causing; clever,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |