Where does “न्यास” come from?

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

न्यास (Sanskrit): putting down or in, placing, fixing, inserting, applying, impressing, drawing, painting, writing down

Definitions

  1. putting down or in, placing, fixing, inserting, applying, impressing, drawing, painting, writing down

Ancestry of “न्यास”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritन्यस्to throw or cast or lay or put down (with loc., e.g. भुवि, on the earth)
2Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “न्यास”

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