Where does “काय” come from?
काय (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit कादृक्, from Sanskrit कीदृश, from Sanskrit कीदृश्, from Sanskrit दृश्, from Sanskrit -यते, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
काय (Marathi): what
Ancestry of “काय”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कादृक् | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कीदृश | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कीदृश् | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | दृश् | see, look |
| 5 | Sanskrit | -यते | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |