Where does “पौष्टिक” come from?

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

पौष्टिक (Sanskrit): relating to growth or welfare, nourishing, invigorating, furthering, promoting

Definitions

  1. relating to growth or welfare, nourishing, invigorating, furthering, promoting

Ancestry of “पौष्टिक”, step by step

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

Words derived from “पौष्टिक”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →
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