Where does “बंदीघर” come from?

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

बंदीघर (Hindi): prison; jail

Definitions

  1. prison; jail

Ancestry of “बंदीघर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबंदीprisoner, captive; bard, one who praises or...
2Hindi-ईrelating to, forms adjectives from nouns; doer,...
3Prakrit-𑀇𑀅ed
4Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
5Lithuanian-ikas
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱosEvery word from Sanskrit -इकEvery word from Hindi -ई
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