Where does “کُنٛز” come from?

کُنٛز (Kashmiri) comes from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका, from Sanskrit कुच्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč-.

کُنٛز (Kashmiri): key

Definitions

  1. key

Ancestry of “کُنٛز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुञ्चिकाkey; name of a fish; a plant bearing a red and...
2Sanskritकुच्to shrink, curl
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*kawč-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč- →Every word from Sanskrit कुच् →Every word from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका →
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