Where does “चुपके” come from?

चुपके (Hindi) comes from Hindi -क, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

चुपके (Hindi): quietly, secretly, stealthily

Definitions

  1. quietly, secretly, stealthily

Ancestry of “चुपके”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-कa diminutive masculine nominal suffix
2Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Hindi -क →