Where does “बुराई” come from?

बुराई (Hindi) comes from Hindi आई, from Hindi आना, from Sanskrit अन्न — food, victuals; eaten.

बुराई (Hindi): badness, evilness; bad qualities; a bad deed

Definitions

  1. badness, evilness; bad qualities; a bad deed

Ancestry of “बुराई”, step by step

बुराई traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi आई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआईinflection of आना : ## feminine singular...
2Hindiआनाto come; to have knowledge of a language; to be...
3Sanskritअन्नfood, victuals; eaten

via Hindi बुरा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबुराbad
Every word from Sanskrit अन्नEvery word from Hindi आनाEvery word from Hindi आई