Where does “किसी” come from?

किसी (Hindi) comes from Hindi ही, from Sanskrit हि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi, from Proto-Indo-European gʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...

किसी (Hindi): some, a certain, a given

Definitions

  1. some, a certain, a given

Ancestry of “किसी”, step by step

किसी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi ही

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहीan emphatic particle
2Sanskritहिfor, because, on account of; just, pray, do;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰí—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰian emphatic particle
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰePostpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...

via Hindi किस

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकिसoblique of क्या; oblique of कौन
2Indo-Iranian*kís—
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí →