Where does “न्यस्” come from?
न्यस् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
Ancestry of “न्यस्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | नि- | into; down; without, free of |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |