Where does “ఆత్మహత్య” come from?

ఆత్మహత్య (Telugu) comes from Hindi आत्महत्या, from Hindi हत्या, from Sanskrit हत्या, from Sanskrit -त्या, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

ఆత్మహత్య (Telugu): suicide

Definitions

  1. suicide

Ancestry of “ఆత్మహత్య”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआत्महत्याsuicide
2Hindiहत्याmurder, assassination, killing
3Sanskritहत्याkilling, slaying, slaughter, murder
4Sanskrit-त्या—
5Sanskrit-त-ed
6Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -त →Every word from Sanskrit -त्या →