Where does “कौन” come from?

कौन (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कवन, from Sanskrit कः पुनर् — who?.

कौन (Hindi): who?

Definitions

  1. who?

Ancestry of “कौन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Apabhramsaकवन—
2Sanskritकः पुनर्who?
Every word from Sanskrit कः पुनर् →Every word from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कवन →