Where does “कहनी” come from?
कहनी (Hindi) comes from Hindi कहना, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀥𑁂𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit कथयति, from Sanskrit -यति, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
कहनी (Hindi): utterance, speaking
Definitions
- utterance, speaking
Ancestry of “कहनी”, step by step
कहनी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi कहना
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | कहना | to say; to speak; to tell |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀓𑀥𑁂𑀤𑀺 | to say |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कथयति | to tell, narrate, report, describe, relate; to... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -यति | forms denominative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |