Where does “महकना” come from?

महकना (Hindi) comes from Hindi -ना, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

महकना (Hindi): to be fragrant, to give off a good smell

Definitions

  1. to be fragrant, to give off a good smell

Ancestry of “महकना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-नाused to form the infinitive
2Sanskrit-अनीयable
3Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit -ईय →