Where does “-तव्य” come from?

-तव्य (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit -तव्य, from Sanskrit -य, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

-तव्य (Hindi): forms gerundive adjectives and verbal nouns

Definitions

  1. forms gerundive adjectives and verbal nouns

Ancestry of “-तव्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-तव्यforms the future passive participle
2Sanskrit-यsuffix denoting state or origin
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Sanskrit -य →Every word from Sanskrit -तव्य →