Where does “पौष्टिक” come from?

पौष्टिक (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पौष्टिक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

पौष्टिक (Hindi): nourishing, nutritious, nutritive providing nourishment

Definitions

  1. nourishing, nutritious, nutritive providing nourishment

Ancestry of “पौष्टिक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपौष्टिकrelating to growth or welfare, nourishing, invigorating, furthering, promoting
2Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →