Where does “-í” come from?

-í (Spanish) comes from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.

-í (Spanish): Suffix indicating certain demonyms, especially...

Definitions

  1. Suffix indicating certain demonyms, especially...

Ancestry of “-í”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-ईयrelated to
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*-iHyas—

Words derived from “-í”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas →Every word from Sanskrit -ईय →