Where does “ਹੁਣਿ” come from?

ਹੁਣਿ (Old Punjabi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸, from Sanskrit अधुना, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

ਹੁਣਿ (Old Punjabi): now

Definitions

  1. now

Ancestry of “ਹੁਣਿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸—
2Ashokan Prakrit𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸now
3Sanskritअधुनाat this time, now
4Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →