Where does “कति” come from?
कति (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit कति, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
कति (Nepali): how much, how many
Ancestry of “कति”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कति | how many |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |