Where does “ـی” come from?

ـی (Urdu) comes from Prakrit -𑀇𑀅, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

ـی (Urdu): relating to, forms adjectives from nouns

Definitions

  1. relating to, forms adjectives from nouns

Ancestry of “ـی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit-𑀇𑀅ed
2Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ـی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →