Where does “ކީސް” come from?

ކީސް (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit क्रकच — a saw.

ކީސް (Dhivehi): a saw

Definitions

  1. a saw

Ancestry of “ކީސް”, step by step

ކީސް traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit क्रकच

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्रकचa saw

via Arabic كِيس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكِيس—
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