Where does “মাইকী” come from?
মাইকী (Assamese) comes from Assamese কী, from Bengali কি, from Pali 𑀓, from Sanskrit कः, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
মাইকী (Assamese): female; woman, female animals; wife
Definitions
- female; woman, female animals; wife
Ancestry of “মাইকী”, step by step
মাইকী traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Assamese কী
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | কী | like |
| 2 | Bengali | কি | what?; Forms yes or no questions when placed in... |
| 3 | Pali | 𑀓 | Brahmi script form of ka |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कः | nominative masculine singular of किम् |
| 5 | Sanskrit | किम् | used as a particle of interrogation |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kás | who |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |