Where does “संन्यास” come from?

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

संन्यास (Sanskrit): renunciation of the material world; conversion to asceticism

Definitions

  1. renunciation of the material world; conversion to asceticism

Ancestry of “संन्यास”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritन्यासputting down or in, placing, fixing, inserting, applying, impressing, drawing, painting, writing down
2Sanskritन्यस्to throw or cast or lay or put down (with loc., e.g. भुवि, on the earth)
3Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “संन्यास”

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