Where does “किद्याक” come from?

किद्याक (Konkani) comes from Konkani किदें, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

किद्याक (Konkani): why

Definitions

  1. why

Ancestry of “किद्याक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniकिदेंwhat?
2Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
3Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →