Where does “kunci” come from?
kunci (Indonesian) comes from Malay kunci, from Hindi कुंजी, from Punjabi ਕੁੰਜੀ, from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका, from Sanskrit कुच्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč-.
kunci (Indonesian): lock, something used for fastening, which can...
Definitions
- lock, something used for fastening, which can...
Ancestry of “kunci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | kunci | lock, something used for fastening, which can... |
| 2 | Hindi | कुंजी | key; key, trick |
| 3 | Punjabi | ਕੁੰਜੀ | — |
| 4 | Prakrit | 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कुञ्चिका | key; name of a fish; a plant bearing a red and... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कुच् | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kawč- | — |