Where does “सब कुछ” come from?

सब कुछ (Hindi) comes from Hindi कुछ, from Old Marathi कछ, from Sanskrit किंचिद्, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

सब कुछ (Hindi): everything

Definitions

  1. everything

Ancestry of “सब कुछ”, step by step

सब कुछ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi कुछ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकुछsomething; a little, a bit; some
2Old Marathiकछ—
3Sanskritकिंचिद्anything
4Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
5Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Hindi सब

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसबall; every; all; everyone, everybody
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀩𑁆𑀩—
3Sanskritसर्वwhole, entire, all, every; of all sorts,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansárwasall; entire, whole
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →