Where does “-इक” come from?

-इक (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

-इक (Hindi): forms adjectives from nouns

Definitions

  1. forms adjectives from nouns

Ancestry of “-इक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
2Lithuanian-ikas—
3Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-इक”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →