Where does “प्रेमिका” come from?
प्रेमिका (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit -इका, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
प्रेमिका (Hindi): a female lover
Ancestry of “प्रेमिका”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | -इका | one who does; -er |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -इक | adjectival suffix; doer |
| 3 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |