Where does “-কারী” come from?

-কারী (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit -कारिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-কারী (Bengali): doer

Definitions

  1. doer

Ancestry of “-কারী”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-कारिन्er (doing, causing)
2Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-কারী”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →