Where does “कैसा” come from?

कैसा (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कइस, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲, from Sanskrit कीदृश, from Sanskrit कीदृश्, from Sanskrit दृश्, from Sanskrit -यते, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

कैसा (Hindi): how; what type

Definitions

  1. how; what type

Ancestry of “कैसा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Apabhramsaकइस—
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲—
3Sanskritकीदृशof what kind?
4Sanskritकीदृश्of what kind?
5Sanskritदृश्see, look
6Sanskrit-यतेsuffix for passive verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Sanskrit -यते →