Where does “-ईन” come from?

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

-ईन (Sanskrit): relating to

Definitions

  1. relating to

Ancestry of “-ईन”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ईन”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -iHnas →