Where does “ಕೇವಲ” come from?
ಕೇವಲ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit केवल, from Proto-Indo-European kéywelos — alone.
ಕೇವಲ (Kannada): only, just
Ancestry of “ಕೇವಲ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | केवल | entirely, wholly, absolutely; but; certainly,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kéywelos | alone |