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Where does “kanyáH” come from?

kanyáH (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Ancestry of “kanyáH”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniankanyáHyoung girl, maiden
2Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “kanyáH”

  • కన్యాత్వము
  • కన్యతనము
  • కన్యారాశి
  • కన్య
  • कन्या
  • กันย์
  • กันยายน
  • กันยา
  • कन्या
  • अकन्या
  • កញ្ញា
  • kaññā
  • ကန်
  • कज्यांण
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →