Where does “-ইয়া” come from?

-ইয়া (Bengali) comes from Prakrit -𑀇𑀅, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

-ইয়া (Bengali): forms adjectives and adjectival nouns indicating relation or possession

Definitions

  1. forms adjectives and adjectival nouns indicating relation or possession

Ancestry of “-ইয়া”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit-𑀇𑀅ed
2Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-ইয়া”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →