Where does “ਕਾਉਣੀ” come from?

ਕਾਉਣੀ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit काक — a crow; an expression of contempt.

Ancestry of “ਕਾਉਣੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकाकa crow; an expression of contempt
Every word from Sanskrit काक