Where does “निस्” come from?

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

निस् (Sanskrit): out, forth, away &c

Definitions

  1. out, forth, away &c

Ancestry of “निस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
3Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “निस्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →