Where does “-क” come from?

-क (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

-क (Hindi): a diminutive masculine nominal suffix

Definitions

  1. a diminutive masculine nominal suffix

Ancestry of “-क”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—

Words derived from “-क”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →