Where does “बालिका” come from?

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

बालिका (Hindi): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “बालिका”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबालिकाgirl
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 →