Where does “-नी” come from?

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

-नी (Hindi): ess; forms female-counterpart nouns

Definitions

  1. ess; forms female-counterpart nouns

Ancestry of “-नी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit-𑀅𑀡𑀻𑀬—
2Sanskrit-अनीयable
3Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—

Words derived from “-नी”

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