Where does “-ঈ” come from?

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

-ঈ (Bengali): forms adjectives from nouns

Definitions

  1. forms adjectives from nouns

Ancestry of “-ঈ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ঈ”

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