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

  1. murder, assassination, killing

Ancestry of “हत्या”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहत्याkilling, slaying, slaughter, murder
2Sanskrit-त्या—
3Sanskrit-त-ed
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “हत्या”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -त →Every word from Sanskrit -त्या →
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