Where does “चीनी-तिब्बती” come from?

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

चीनी-तिब्बती (Hindi): Sino-Tibetan

Definitions

  1. Sino-Tibetan

Ancestry of “चीनी-तिब्बती”, step by step

चीनी-तिब्बती traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi तिब्बती

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतिब्बतीTibetan; Tibetan person
2Hindi-ईrelating to, forms adjectives from nouns; doer,...
3Prakrit-𑀇𑀅ed
4Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

via Hindi चीनी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiचीनीChinese person; sugar; porcelain, china
2MarathiचीनChina
3Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
4Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Hindi -ई →