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Where does “-कारिन्” come from?

-कारिन् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “-कारिन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
2Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
3Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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