Where does “कोई-न-कोई” come from?

कोई-न-कोई (Hindi) comes from Hindi कोई, 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.

कोई-न-कोई (Hindi): somebody, someone; someone or other

Definitions

  1. somebody, someone; someone or other

Ancestry of “कोई-न-कोई”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकोईsome; certain; any
2Prakrit𑀓𑀇poet, seer
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀓𑀘that which is to be done
4Sanskritकिंचिद्anything
5Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
6Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →