Where does “सदैव” come from?

सदैव (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit एव, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

सदैव (Sanskrit): always

Definitions

  1. always

Ancestry of “सदैव”, step by step

सदैव traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit एव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएवso, just so; indeed, truly; just, exactly, as;...
2Sanskritइto go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

via Sanskrit सदा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसदाalways, ever, perpetually, every time
2Proto-Indo-IraniansádaHalways

Words derived from “सदैव”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit एव →