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): oblique of कोई : some, a certain, a given;...
Definitions
- oblique of कोई : some, a certain, a given;...
Ancestry of “किसी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | ही | an emphatic particle |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हि | for, because, on account of; just, pray, do;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰí | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at... |