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Where does “कासा” come from?

कासा (Hindi) comes from Persian کاسه, from Middle Persian kʾsk', from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎿𐎣, from Proto-Iranian kā́šti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kā́ćti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷḗḱ-ti ~ kʷéḱ-n̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

कासा (Hindi): bowl; alms-bowl, begging-bowl

Definitions

  1. bowl; alms-bowl, begging-bowl

Ancestry of “कासा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکاسهbowl
2Middle Persiankʾsk'—
3Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎿𐎣glass; semi-precious stone
4Proto-Iraniankā́štito shine brilliantly, to be visible
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankā́ćti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷḗḱ-ti ~ kʷéḱ-n̥ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
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