Where does “நியாசம்” come from?

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

நியாசம் (Tamil): putting down, placing, inserting

Definitions

  1. putting down, placing, inserting

Ancestry of “நியாசம்”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →