Where does “मिलनी” come from?

मिलनी (Hindi) comes from Hindi -नी, from Prakrit -𑀅𑀡𑀻𑀬, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

मिलनी (Hindi): the traditional meeting between the bride's and groom's families before the wedding

Definitions

  1. the traditional meeting between the bride's and groom's families before the wedding

Ancestry of “मिलनी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-नीess; forms female-counterpart nouns
2Prakrit-𑀅𑀡𑀻𑀬—
3Sanskrit-अनीयable
4Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit -ईय →