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

  1. lock, something used for fastening, which can...

Ancestry of “kunci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकुंजीkey; key, trick
2Punjabiਕੁੰਜੀkey
3Prakrit𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸key
4Sanskritकुञ्चिकाkey; name of a fish; a plant bearing a red and...
5Sanskritकुच्to shrink, curl
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*kawč-—

Words derived from “kunci”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč- →Every word from Sanskrit कुच् →Every word from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका →