Where does “को” come from?
को (Braj) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄, from Sanskrit क, from Sanskrit कम्, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.
को (Braj): who?
Ancestry of “को”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀓𑁄 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | क | interrogative pronoun; who, what, which; a name;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कम् | to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |