Where does “बिहारी” come from?

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

बिहारी (Hindi): Bihari person; Bihari

Definitions

  1. Bihari person; Bihari

Ancestry of “बिहारी”, step by step

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

Words derived from “बिहारी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Hindi -ई →