Where does “കൊങ്കണി” come from?
കൊങ്കണി (Malayalam) comes from Konkani कोंकणी, from Hindi कोंकण, from Sanskrit कोङ्कण, from Sanskrit कण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kánas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kánas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kanas, from Proto-Indo-European kono- — to arise, begin.
കൊങ്കണി (Malayalam): Konkani language
Definitions
- Konkani language
Ancestry of “കൊങ്കണി”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konkani | कोंकणी | Konkani (language) |
| 2 | Hindi | कोंकण | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कोङ्कण | the people of the Konkan coast; a kind of weapon |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कण | any minute particle, atom; a grain, grain of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kánas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kánas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kanas | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kono- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |