Where does “नोटबंदी” come from?
नोटबंदी (Hindi) comes from Hindi बंदी, from Hindi -ई, from Prakrit -𑀇𑀅, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
नोटबंदी (Hindi): demonetisation
Ancestry of “नोटबंदी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | बंदी | prisoner, captive; bard, one who praises or... |
| 2 | Hindi | -ई | relating to, forms adjectives from nouns; doer,... |
| 3 | Prakrit | -𑀇𑀅 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -इक | adjectival suffix; doer |
| 5 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |