Where does “चिनिया” come from?
चिनिया (Hindi) comes from Hindi -इया, from Sanskrit -इका, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
चिनिया (Hindi): sugary, sweet; made of sugar
Definitions
- sugary, sweet; made of sugar
Ancestry of “चिनिया”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | -इया | diminutive feminine nominal suffix; adjectival... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -इका | one who does; -er |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -इक | adjectival suffix; doer |
| 4 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |