English
Nischay
Nischay comes from Sanskrit निश्चय ‘inquiry, ascertainment’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- ‘to pay’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷey-‘to pay’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEचिci
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEनिश्चिniści‘ascertain’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEनिश्चयniścaya‘inquiry, ascertainment’
- EnglishtodayNischay
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷey-‘to pay’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEचिci
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEनिश्चिniści‘ascertain’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEनिश्चयniścaya‘inquiry, ascertainment’
- EnglishtodayNischay
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- ‘to pay’
pain, penalty, poetry, poem, poet, pine, punishment, punish, penal, titanium, subpoena, punitive, whey, impunity, onomatopoeia, 22 more
Today it means
name A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- / Nischay