Where does “कुख्याति” come from?

कुख्याति (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कुख्याति, from Sanskrit ख्याति, from Sanskrit ख्या, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

कुख्याति (Hindi): infamy, ill-repute, notoriety

Definitions

  1. infamy, ill-repute, notoriety

Ancestry of “कुख्याति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुख्यातिill-repute, infamy
2Sanskritख्यातिdeclaration, opinion, view, idea, assertion
3Sanskritख्याto look (at), seem
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit ख्या →Every word from Sanskrit ख्याति →