Where does “মাইকী মানুহ” come from?
মাইকী মানুহ (Assamese) comes from Assamese মাইকী, 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 — who.
মাইকী মানুহ (Assamese): woman, lady
Ancestry of “মাইকী মানুহ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Assamese | মাইকী | female; woman, female animals; wife |
| 2 | Assamese | কী | like |
| 3 | Bengali | কি | what?; Forms yes or no questions when placed in... |
| 4 | Pali | 𑀓 | Brahmi script form of ka |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कः | nominative masculine singular of किम् |
| 6 | Sanskrit | किम् | what; how, why; question marker: whether ..., do... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kás | who |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |