Where does “কিয়” come from?

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

কিয় (Assamese): why?

Definitions

  1. why?

Ancestry of “কিয়”, step by step

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

Words derived from “কিয়”

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