Where does “ਕੀਡ਼ਾ” come from?

ਕੀਡ਼ਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit कीट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kirtás.

ਕੀਡ਼ਾ (Punjabi): insect, bug

Definitions

  1. insect, bug

Ancestry of “ਕੀਡ਼ਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकीटa worm, insect
2Proto-Indo-Aryankirtás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kirtás →Every word from Sanskrit कीट →
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