नैतिक

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *neyH-
Proto-Indo-European *niH-tó-s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *niHtás
Sanskrit नी॒त (nītá)lbor.
Hindi नीत (nīt)
Proto-Indo-Iranian *i-
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas
Sanskrit -इक (-ika)lbor.
Hindi -इक (-ik)
Hindi नैतिक

    Sanskritic formation from नीत (nīt) +‎ -इक (-ik). Compare नीति (nīti, “policy, ethics”).

    Adjective

    नैतिक • (naitik) (indeclinable)

    1. moral; ethical

    Derived terms

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