Where does “-आत्मक” come from?
-आत्मक (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit आत्मक, from Sanskrit आत्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā.
-आत्मक (Hindi): adjectival suffix
Ancestry of “-आत्मक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आत्मक | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आत्मन् | breath; soul, life; self |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáHtmā | — |
Words derived from “-आत्मक”