Where does “के लिए” come from?
के लिए (Hindi) comes from Hindi क, from Prakrit 𑀓𑀇, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀘, from Sanskrit किंचिद्, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
के लिए (Hindi): marks a recipient or beneficiary: for
Definitions
- marks a recipient or beneficiary: for
Ancestry of “के लिए”, step by step
के लिए traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi क
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | क | the first consonant in Hindi |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀓𑀇 | poet, seer |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀓𑀘 | that which is to be done |
| 4 | Sanskrit | किंचिद् | anything |
| 5 | Sanskrit | किम् | used as a particle of interrogation |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kás | who |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
via Hindi लिए
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | लिए | inflection of लेना : ## masculine plural... |