Where does “कहा” come from?

कहा (Braj) comes from Sanskrit कः, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

कहा (Braj): what?; how; why?

Definitions

  1. what?; how; why?

Ancestry of “कहा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकःnominative masculine singular of किम्
2Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
3Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →