Where does “कुछ” come from?

कुछ (Hindi) comes from Old Marathi कछ, from Sanskrit किंचिद्, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

कुछ (Hindi): something; a little, a bit; some

Definitions

  1. something; a little, a bit; some

Ancestry of “कुछ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiकछ—
2Sanskritकिंचिद्anything
3Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
4Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “कुछ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →