Where does “hirni” come from?

hirni (German) comes from German -ī, from Hindi -ई, from Prakrit -𑀇𑀅, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

hirni (German): dummy, idiot; someone who isn't quite right in the head rarely employed as a genuine insult, mostly in ribbing

Definitions

  1. dummy, idiot; someone who isn't quite right in the head rarely employed as a genuine insult, mostly in ribbing

Ancestry of “hirni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-īForms pet names from given names, kinship terms
2Hindi-ईrelating to, forms adjectives from nouns; doer,...
3Prakrit-𑀇𑀅ed
4Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Hindi -ई →