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Where does “कैसे” come from?

कैसे (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कीदृश्, from Sanskrit दृश्, from Sanskrit -यते, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

कैसे (Hindi): how; inflection of कैसा : ## oblique/vocative...

Definitions

  1. how; inflection of कैसा : ## oblique/vocative...

Ancestry of “कैसे”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकीदृश्—
2Sanskritदृश्see, look
3Sanskrit-यते—
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “कैसे”

  • kaise
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