Where does “𑀓𑀘” come from?

𑀓𑀘 (Ashokan Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit किंचिद्, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

𑀓𑀘 (Ashokan Prakrit): that which is to be done

Definitions

  1. that which is to be done

Ancestry of “𑀓𑀘”, step by step

𑀓𑀘 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit किंचिद्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकिंचिद्anything
2Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
3Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Sanskrit कृत्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृत्य‘to be done or performed’; practicable, feasible;...
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “𑀓𑀘”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →