Where does “-ई” come from?

-ई (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian ـِی, from Finnish yh — ugh, yuck.

-ई (Hindi): relating to, forms adjectives from nouns; doer,...

Definitions

  1. relating to, forms adjectives from nouns; doer,...

Ancestry of “-ई”, step by step

-ई traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian ـِی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianـِی—
2Finnishyhugh, yuck

via Arabic ـِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

Words derived from “-ई”

Every word from Finnish yh →Every word from Classical Persian ـِی →