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Where does “धनिक” come from?

धनिक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

धनिक (Sanskrit): wealthy, rich; well-to-do; well-off, well-heeled

Definitions

  1. wealthy, rich; well-to-do; well-off, well-heeled

Ancestry of “धनिक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
2Lithuanian-ikas—
3Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “धनिक”

  • ధనికుడు
  • ધનિક
  • دھنی
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