Where does “हिचकिचाना” come from?
हिचकिचाना (Hindi) comes from Hindi -ना, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.
हिचकिचाना (Hindi): to hesitate, be reluctant
Definitions
- to hesitate, be reluctant
Ancestry of “हिचकिचाना”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | -ना | used to form the infinitive |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -अनीय | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -ईय | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-iHyas | — |