Where does “karaṇīya” come from?

karaṇīya (Pali) comes from Sanskrit करणीय, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

karaṇīya (Pali): gerundive of karoti; to be done, made

Definitions

  1. gerundive of karoti; to be done, made

Ancestry of “karaṇīya”, step by step

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

Words derived from “karaṇīya”

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