Where does “क्योंकि” come from?

क्योंकि (Hindi) comes from Hindi क्यों, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa किंव, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

क्योंकि (Hindi): because

Definitions

  1. because

Ancestry of “क्योंकि”, step by step

क्योंकि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi क्यों

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiक्योंwhy
2Sauraseni Apabhramsaकिंव—
3Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
4Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Hindi कि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकिthat; or
2Classical Persianکِه—
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭪—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →