Where does “پٔچھِن” come from?

پٔچھِن (Kashmiri) comes from Sanskrit पक्षिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

پٔچھِن (Kashmiri): a migratory bird present in a given region only during winter

Definitions

  1. a migratory bird present in a given region only during winter

Ancestry of “پٔچھِن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपक्षिन्bird
2Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Sanskrit पक्षिन् →