Where does “-नाक” come from?
-नाक (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit -अक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “-नाक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | -अक | -er |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “-नाक”