Where does “क़ैंची” come from?
क़ैंची (Hindi) comes from Persian قیچی, from Azerbaijani qayçı, from Proto-Mongolic kaïcï — scissors.
Ancestry of “क़ैंची”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | قیچی | scissors |
| 2 | Azerbaijani | qayçı | scissors |
| 3 | Proto-Mongolic | kaïcï | scissors |