Where does “Konkani” come from?
Konkani (English) comes from Hindi कोंकणी, from Konkani कोंकणी, from Hindi कोंकण, from Sanskrit कोङ्कण, from Sanskrit कण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kánas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kánas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kanas — to arise, begin.
Konkani (English): A member of the indigenous peoples of the Konkan...
Definitions
- A member of the indigenous peoples of the Konkan...
Ancestry of “Konkani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | कोंकणी | Konkani language |
| 2 | Konkani | कोंकणी | Konkani (language) |
| 3 | Hindi | कोंकण | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कोङ्कण | the people of the Konkan coast; a kind of weapon |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कण | any minute particle, atom; a grain, grain of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kánas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kánas | — |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kanas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kono- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |