Where does “छँटनी” come from?

छँटनी (Hindi) comes from Hindi -नी, from Prakrit -𑀅𑀡𑀻𑀬, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

छँटनी (Hindi): cutting back, retrenchment

Definitions

  1. cutting back, retrenchment

Ancestry of “छँटनी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-नीess; forms female-counterpart nouns
2Prakrit-𑀅𑀡𑀻𑀬—
3Sanskrit-अनीयable
4Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit -ईय →