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

  1. to hesitate, be reluctant

Ancestry of “हिचकिचाना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-नाused to form the infinitive
2Sanskrit-अनीयable
3Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit -ईय →