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
- somebody, someone; someone or other
Ancestry of “कोई-न-कोई”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | कोई | some; certain; any |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀓𑀇 | — |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀓𑀘 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | किंचिद् | anything |
| 5 | Sanskrit | किम् | what; how, why; question marker: whether ..., do... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kás | who |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |