Where does “लायक” come from?

लायक (Hindi) comes from Hindi लाना, from Hindi ले आना, from Hindi आना, from Sanskrit अन्न — food, victuals; eaten.

लायक (Hindi): bringing; yielding; procuring

Definitions

  1. bringing; yielding; procuring

Ancestry of “लायक”, step by step

लायक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi लाना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलानाto bring
2Hindiले आनाto bring
3Hindiआनाto come; to have knowledge of a language; to be...
4Sanskritअन्नfood, victuals; eaten

via Persian لایق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianلایقworthy, fit, deserving
2Arabicلَائِقappropriate; fit
Every word from Sanskrit अन्न →Every word from Hindi आना →Every word from Hindi ले आना →