Where does “কিছু” come from?

কিছু (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit किंचिद्, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

কিছু (Assamese): some, a little, a few

Definitions

  1. some, a little, a few

Ancestry of “কিছু”, step by step

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

Words derived from “কিছু”

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