Where does “ਕਿਤਾਬੀ” come from?

ਕਿਤਾਬੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi -ਈ, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ਕਿਤਾਬੀ (Punjabi): books

Definitions

  1. books

Ancestry of “ਕਿਤਾਬੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabi-ਈrelating to, forms adjectives from nouns
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 Punjabi -ਈ →