Where does “हत्याकांड” come from?

हत्याकांड (Hindi) comes from Hindi हत्या, 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.

हत्याकांड (Hindi): murder incident, murder case

Definitions

murder incident, murder case

Ancestry of “हत्याकांड”, step by step

हत्याकांड traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi हत्या

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hindi	हत्या	murder, assassination, killing
2	Sanskrit	हत्या	killing, slaying, slaughter, murder
3	Sanskrit	-त्या	—
4	Sanskrit	-त	-ed
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	-tás	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6	Proto-Indo-European	-tós	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Hindi कांड

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hindi	कांड	division, group; sin, horrible mistake, incident
2	Sanskrit	काण्ड	a joint of the stalk of a cane or bamboo;...

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