Where does “पाकिस्तानी” come from?

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

पाकिस्तानी (Hindi): Pakistani

Definitions

  1. Pakistani

Ancestry of “पाकिस्तानी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-ईrelating to, forms adjectives from nouns; doer,...
2Prakrit-𑀇𑀅ed
3Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Hindi -ई →
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