Etymology Explorer › Hindi

Where does “हत्यारा” come from?

हत्यारा (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.

हत्यारा (Hindi): murderer, killer; murderous, killing

Definitions

  1. murderer, killer; murderous, killing

Ancestry of “हत्यारा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहत्याmurder, assassination, killing
2Sanskritहत्याkilling, slaying, slaughter, murder
3Sanskrit-त्या—
4Sanskrit-त-ed
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →