Old Persian

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Etymology

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from Proto-Iranian *-ikah, itself from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos which is composed of a-stem suffix *-eh₂ + adjectival suffix *-kos.

Suffix

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-𐎡𐎣 (-i-k /-ikah/)

  1. of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to,

Usage notes

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  1. somewhat equivalent to English -y and other English suffixes synonymous to it.

Descendants

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  • Middle Persian: (/⁠-īk ~ -īg⁠/)
    • Manichaean script: [Manichaean needed] (-yg)
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (-yk')
      Inscriptional Pahlavi script: -𐭩𐭪𐭩 (-yky)
      Psalter Pahlavi script: [Psalter Pahlavi needed] (-yk')