Where does “kini” come from?

kini (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese কিনা, from Assamese কিন, from Sanskrit क्रीणाति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.

kini (Naga Pidgin): buy

Definitions

  1. buy

Ancestry of “kini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseকিনাbought; cause to buy, cause to purchase
2Assameseকিনbuy, purchase; সি মটৰ চাইকেলܿখন নিকিনিলে। ― xi...
3Sanskritक्रीणातिto buy, purchase
4Proto-Indo-IraniankrináHtito buy, purchase
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷrinéh₂tito buy
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷreyh₂-to buy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti →