Where does “कण” come from?

कण (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan kánas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kánas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kanas, from Proto-Indo-European kono-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

कण (Sanskrit): any minute particle, atom; a grain, grain of...

Definitions

  1. any minute particle, atom; a grain, grain of...

Ancestry of “कण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryankánas—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankánas—
3Proto-Balto-Slavickanas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankono-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “कण”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kono- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kanas →