Where does “-आ” come from?

-आ (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian ـه, from Middle Persian -k', from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

-आ (Hindi): forms masculine nouns; forms feminine form of the...

Definitions

  1. forms masculine nouns; forms feminine form of the...

Ancestry of “-आ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianـه—
2Middle Persian-k'—
3Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
4Proto-Iranian-kah—
5Proto-Austronesiankaif

Words derived from “-आ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Iranian -akah →Every word from Middle Persian -k' →