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Where does “কিনা” come from?

কিনা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit क्रीणाति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.

কিনা (Bengali): if, whether

Definitions

  1. if, whether

Ancestry of “কিনা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्रीणाति—
2Proto-Indo-IraniankrináHti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷrinéh₂tito buy
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷreyh₂-to buy
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