Where does “-इया” come from?

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

-इया (Hindi): diminutive feminine nominal suffix; adjectival...

Definitions

  1. diminutive feminine nominal suffix; adjectival...

Ancestry of “-इया”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-इकाone who does; -er
2Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-इया”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Sanskrit -इका →