Where does “कुलीन” come from?

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

कुलीन (Sanskrit): belonging to the family of; of high or eminent...

Definitions

  1. belonging to the family of; of high or eminent...

Ancestry of “कुलीन”, step by step

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

Words derived from “कुलीन”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →Every word from Sanskrit -ईन →