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Where does “कालीन” come from?

कालीन (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -ईन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -iHnas, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

कालीन (Sanskrit): belonging or relating to any particular time

Definitions

  1. belonging or relating to any particular time

Ancestry of “कालीन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-ईनrelating to
2Proto-Indo-Iranian-iHnas—
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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