Where does “अर्थशास्त्री” come from?
अर्थशास्त्री (Hindi) comes from Hindi शास्त्री, from Sanskrit शास्त्रिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
अर्थशास्त्री (Hindi): economist
Definitions
- economist
Ancestry of “अर्थशास्त्री”, step by step
अर्थशास्त्री traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi शास्त्री
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | शास्त्री | scientist |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शास्त्रिन् | learned in the shastras |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -इन् | possessing, showing possession, doer |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |