Where does “कतिपय” come from?

कतिपय (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कति, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

कतिपय (Sanskrit): several

Definitions

  1. several

Ancestry of “कतिपय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकतिhow many
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷotihow many?
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “कतिपय

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷoti