Where does “कन्” come from?
कन् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanH-, from Proto-Indo-European kenh₂- — to be pleased, enjoy.
Ancestry of “कन्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kanH- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kenh₂- | to be pleased, enjoy |