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Where does “কিহৰ কাৰণে” come from?

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

কিহৰ কাৰণে (Assamese): why?

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  1. why?

Ancestry of “কিহৰ কাৰণে”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AssameseকিহAlternative form of কি
2Assameseকিwhat?
3Sanskritकिम्what; how, why; question marker: whether ..., do...
4Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
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