Where does “कुटेव” come from?
कुटेव (Braj) comes from Sanskrit कु, from Sanskrit कः, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
कुटेव (Braj): bad habit
Definitions
- bad habit
Ancestry of “कुटेव”, step by step
कुटेव traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit कु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कु | a pronominal base appearing in kútas, kútra,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कः | nominative masculine singular of किम् |
| 3 | Sanskrit | किम् | used as a particle of interrogation |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kás | who |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
via Braj टेव
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braj | टेव | — |