Where does “क” come from?
क (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कम्, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.
क (Sanskrit): interrogative pronoun; who, what, which; a name;...
Definitions
- interrogative pronoun; who, what, which; a name;...
Ancestry of “क”, step by step
क traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit कम्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कम् | to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |
via Proto-Indo-European ku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ku | where? |