Where does “ਕਿਉਂਕਿ” come from?

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

ਕਿਉਂਕਿ (Punjabi): because

Definitions

  1. because

Ancestry of “ਕਿਉਂਕਿ”, step by step

ਕਿਉਂਕਿ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਕਿਉਂ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਕਿਉਂwhy
2Punjabiਕੀwhat; whether or not
3Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
4Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Punjabi ਕਿ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਕਿthat; for
2Classical Persianکِه—
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭪—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →