Where does “iraquí” come from?
iraquí (Spanish) comes from Spanish -í, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.
iraquí (Spanish): Iraqi
Ancestry of “iraquí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | -í | Suffix indicating certain demonyms, especially... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -ईय | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-iHyas | — |