Where does “ਕੁੰਜੀ” come from?

ਕੁੰਜੀ (Punjabi) comes from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका, from Sanskrit कुच्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč-.

ਕੁੰਜੀ (Punjabi): key

Definitions

  1. key

Ancestry of “ਕੁੰਜੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸key
2Sanskritकुञ्चिकाkey; name of a fish; a plant bearing a red and...
3Sanskritकुच्to shrink, curl
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*kawč-—

Words derived from “ਕੁੰਜੀ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč- →Every word from Sanskrit कुच् →Every word from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका →