Where does “kunci” come from?
kunci (Malay) comes from Hindi कुंजी, from Punjabi ਕੁੰਜੀ, from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका, from Sanskrit कुच्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč-.
kunci (Malay): lock, something used for fastening, which can...
Definitions
- lock, something used for fastening, which can...
Ancestry of “kunci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | कुंजी | key; key, trick |
| 2 | Punjabi | ਕੁੰਜੀ | — |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कुञ्चिका | key; name of a fish; a plant bearing a red and... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कुच् | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kawč- | — |
Words derived from “kunci”