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

  1. lock, something used for fastening, which can...

Ancestry of “kunci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykuncilock, something used for fastening, which can...
2Hindiकुंजीkey; key, trick
3Punjabiਕੁੰਜੀkey
4Prakrit𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸key
5Sanskritकुञ्चिकाkey; name of a fish; a plant bearing a red and...
6Sanskritकुच्to shrink, curl
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*kawč-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč- →Every word from Sanskrit कुच् →Every word from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका →