Where does “મદ્રાસી” come from?

મદ્રાસી (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati -ઈ, from Sanskrit -इका, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

મદ્રાસી (Gujarati): an inhabitant or native of Madras

Definitions

  1. an inhabitant or native of Madras

Ancestry of “મદ્રાસી”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujarati-ઈforms adjectives from nouns; of or pertaining to
2Sanskrit-इकाone who does; -er
3Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Sanskrit -इका →