Where does “𑂍𑂲” come from?

𑂍𑂲 (Magahi) comes from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

𑂍𑂲 (Magahi): Forms yes or no questions when placed in the final position of a sentence

Definitions

  1. Forms yes or no questions when placed in the final position of a sentence

Ancestry of “𑂍𑂲”, step by step

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