Where does “دھنی” come from?

دھنی (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit धनिक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

دھنی (Urdu): rich, affluent; wealthy; opulent, moneyed

Definitions

  1. rich, affluent; wealthy; opulent, moneyed

Ancestry of “دھنی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधनिकwealthy, rich; well-to-do; well-off, well-heeled
2Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →
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