Where does “किंतु-परंतु” come from?

किंतु-परंतु (Hindi) comes from Hindi परंतु, from Sanskrit परं तु, from Sanskrit तु, from Sanskrit त्वम्, from Proto-Iranian tuHám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

किंतु-परंतु (Hindi): ifs and buts

Definitions

  1. ifs and buts

Ancestry of “किंतु-परंतु”, step by step

किंतु-परंतु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi परंतु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपरंतुbut, however
2Sanskritपरं तुthough, still not
3Sanskritतुpray, I beg, do; but; and
4Sanskritत्वम्you, thou
5Proto-IraniantuHám—
6Proto-Indo-IraniantúHyou, thou
7Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Hindi किंतु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकिंतुbut
2Sanskritकिं तुstill, nevertheless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH →Every word from Proto-Iranian tuHám →