Where does “ކައް” come from?

ކައް (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit कक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káćšas, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

ކައް (Dhivehi): gusset

Definitions

  1. gusset

Ancestry of “ކައް”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकक्षarmpit; a room or apartment or other segregated...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankáćšasarmpit
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káćšas →Every word from Sanskrit कक्ष →