Where does “विषमलैंगिक” come from?
विषमलैंगिक (Hindi) comes from Hindi लैंगिक, from Sanskrit लैङ्गिक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
विषमलैंगिक (Hindi): heterosexual
Ancestry of “विषमलैंगिक”, step by step
विषमलैंगिक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi लैंगिक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | लैंगिक | sexual; phallic |
| 2 | Sanskrit | लैङ्गिक | based upon a characteristic mark or evidence or... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -इक | adjectival suffix; doer |
| 4 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
via Hindi विषम
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | विषम | irregular, heterogeneous; uneven; harsh; intense |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विषम | different, unequal, unlike |
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