Where does “𑀓𑀇” come from?

𑀓𑀇 (Prakrit) comes from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀘, from Sanskrit किंचिद्, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

𑀓𑀇 (Prakrit): poet, seer

Definitions

  1. poet, seer

Ancestry of “𑀓𑀇”, step by step

𑀓𑀇 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ashokan Prakrit𑀓𑀘that which is to be done
2Sanskritकिंचिद्anything
3Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
4Proto-Indo-Aryankás
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Sanskrit कवि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकविwise man, sage, seer, prophet; a singer, bard,...
2Proto-Indo-AryankawHíṣ
3Proto-Indo-IraniankáwHišseer, poet; institutor of religious rites;...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

Words derived from “𑀓𑀇

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kásEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás