Where does “कहन” come from?
कहन (Braj) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀥𑁂𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit कथयति, from Sanskrit -यति, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
कहन (Braj): to say; to speak
Definitions
- to say; to speak
Ancestry of “कहन”, step by step
कहन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀥𑁂𑀤𑀺
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀓𑀥𑁂𑀤𑀺 | to say |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कथयति | to tell, narrate, report, describe, relate; to... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -यति | forms denominative verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Classical Persian کﮩن
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | کﮩن | — |