Where does “-ना” come from?

-ना (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

-ना (Hindi): used to form the infinitive

Definitions

  1. used to form the infinitive

Ancestry of “-ना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-अनीयable
2Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—

Words derived from “-ना”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -अनीय →Every word from Sanskrit -ईय →