Where does “हत्या” come from?
हत्या (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit हत्या, from Sanskrit -त्या, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
हत्या (Hindi): murder, assassination, killing
Definitions
- murder, assassination, killing
Ancestry of “हत्या”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | हत्या | killing, slaying, slaughter, murder |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -त्या | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -त | -ed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “हत्या”