Where does “ਕਿਉਂ” come from?

ਕਿਉਂ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਕੀ, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

ਕਿਉਂ (Punjabi): why

Definitions

  1. why

Ancestry of “ਕਿਉਂ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਕੀwhat; whether or not
2Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
3Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “ਕਿਉਂ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →