Where does “કે” come from?

કે (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati कय, from Sanskrit कादृक्, from Sanskrit कीदृश, from Sanskrit कीदृश्, from Sanskrit दृश्, from Sanskrit -यते, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

કે (Gujarati): or; that

Definitions

or; that

Ancestry of “કે”, step by step

કે traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Gujarati कय

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Gujarati	कय	—
2	Sanskrit	कादृक्	—
3	Sanskrit	कीदृश	of what kind?
4	Sanskrit	कीदृश्	of what kind?
5	Sanskrit	दृश्	see, look
6	Sanskrit	-यते	suffix for passive verbs
7	Proto-Indo-European	-yéti	Creates intransitive, often deponent,...
8	Proto-Indo-European	yé-	—
9	Chichewa	iye	he, she

via Classical Persian کِه

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	کِه	—
2	Middle Persian	𐭠𐭩𐭪	—

Words derived from “કે”

કીંકે

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Sanskrit -यते →