Where does “कत” come from?

कत (Braj) comes from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कत्थ, from Sanskrit कुतः — whence.

कत (Braj): why, for what reason; where

Definitions

  1. why, for what reason; where

Ancestry of “कत”, step by step

कत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sauraseni Apabhramsa कत्थ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Apabhramsaकत्थ—
2Sanskritकुतःwhence

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)kart-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*(s)kart-—

Words derived from “कत”

Every word from Sanskrit कुतः →Every word from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कत्थ →