Where does “किंकर्तव्यविमूढ़” come from?
किंकर्तव्यविमूढ़ (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit किंकर्तव्यविमूढ, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
किंकर्तव्यविमूढ़ (Hindi): flabbergasted, bewildered, thunderstruck
Definitions
- flabbergasted, bewildered, thunderstruck
Ancestry of “किंकर्तव्यविमूढ़”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | किंकर्तव्यविमूढ | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | किम् | what; how, why; question marker: whether ..., do... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kás | who |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |