Where does “কিহ” come from?

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

কিহ (Assamese): Alternative form of কি

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of কি

Ancestry of “কিহ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “কিহ”

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