Where does “نکما” come from?

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

نکما (Urdu): useless; worthless; unemployed

Definitions

  1. useless; worthless; unemployed

Ancestry of “نکما”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
3Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →