English
Nyaya
Nyaya comes from Sanskrit न्याय ‘syllogism, inference’, from नि ‘back, into’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ní ‘down’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ní‘down’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCEsame form‘down, downwards’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEनिni‘back, into’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEन्यायny-āyá‘syllogism, inference’
- EnglishtodayNyaya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ní‘down’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCEsame form‘down, downwards’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEनिni‘back, into’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEन्यायny-āyá‘syllogism, inference’
- EnglishtodayNyaya
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
in, internal, entrance, encounter, indigenous, intimate, ensemble, impulse, intern, incense, intestine, incubation, endo, dysentery, incubus, incubate, impel, interregnum, intimation, agog, enteral, censer, 31 more
Today it means
name One of the six orthodox or astika schools of Hindu philosophy — specifically the school of logic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ní / Nyaya