Where does “बढ़िया” come from?

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

बढ़िया (Hindi): great, superb

Definitions

  1. great, superb

Ancestry of “बढ़िया”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-इयाdiminutive feminine nominal suffix; adjectival...
2Sanskrit-इकाone who does; -er
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 Sanskrit -इका →