Where does “लैंगिक” come from?
लैंगिक (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit लैङ्गिक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
लैंगिक (Hindi): sexual; phallic
Ancestry of “लैंगिक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | लैङ्गिक | based upon a characteristic mark or evidence or... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -इक | adjectival suffix; doer |
| 3 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “लैंगिक”