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Where does “बंदी” come from?

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

बंदी (Hindi): prisoner, captive; bard, one who praises or...

Definitions

  1. prisoner, captive; bard, one who praises or...

Ancestry of “बंदी”, step by step

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

Words derived from “बंदी”

  • गोलबंदी
  • युद्धबंदी
  • नोटबंदी
  • बंदीघर
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