Where does “𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺” come from?

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

𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺 (Prakrit): any

Definitions

  1. any

Ancestry of “𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ashokan Prakrit𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺any
2Sanskritकिंचिद्anything
3Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
4Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →