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Where does “-इका” come from?

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

-इका (Sanskrit): one who does; -er

Definitions

  1. one who does; -er

Ancestry of “-इका”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-इका”

  • putty
  • puttee
  • puttylike
  • puttier
  • dudhi
  • puttyless
  • chutiya
  • puttyroot
  • パテ
  • घटिया
  • बिटिया
  • काली
  • -इया
  • दूधिया
  • नज़रिया
  • चूतियागिरी
  • चूतिया
  • कसौटी
  • दूधी
  • प्रेमिका
  • -इका
  • चिनिया
  • मुखिया
  • दुभाषिया
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