Where does “किंवदंती” come from?

किंवदंती (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

किंवदंती (Hindi): legend

Definitions

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Ancestry of “किंवदंती”, step by step

किंवदंती traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit किम्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
2Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Sanskrit वद॑ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवद॑ति—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →