Where does “कन्” come from?

कन् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanH-, from Proto-Indo-European kenh₂- — to be pleased, enjoy.

कन् (Sanskrit): to be satisfied or pleased

Definitions

  1. to be satisfied or pleased

Ancestry of “कन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*kanH-to love, take pleasure in
2Proto-Indo-Europeankenh₂-to be pleased, enjoy

Words derived from “कन्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanH- →
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