Where does “कुंज़” come from?

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

कुंज़ (Kashmiri): key

Definitions

  1. key

Ancestry of “कुंज़”, 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 →