Where does “ਕੀ ਕੀ” come from?

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

ਕੀ ਕੀ (Punjabi): whatnot, things

Definitions

  1. whatnot, things

Ancestry of “ਕੀ ਕੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਕੀwhat; whether or not
2Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
3Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →