Where does “आत्महत्या” come from?

आत्महत्या (Hindi) comes from Hindi हत्या, from Sanskrit हत्या, from Sanskrit -त्या, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

आत्महत्या (Hindi): suicide

Definitions

  1. suicide

Ancestry of “आत्महत्या”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहत्याmurder, assassination, killing
2Sanskritहत्याkilling, slaying, slaughter, murder
3Sanskrit-त्या—
4Sanskrit-त-ed
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “आत्महत्या”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -त →Every word from Sanskrit -त्या →