Where does “कुमारी” come from?

कुमारी (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit कुमारी, from Sanskrit -ई, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

कुमारी (Nepali): a young unmarried girl; kumari

Definitions

  1. a young unmarried girl; kumari

Ancestry of “कुमारी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुमारीyoung girl, maiden, daughter
2Sanskrit-ईfeminine suffix; one who does
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Sanskrit -ई →Every word from Sanskrit कुमारी →