Where does “किम्” come from?

किम् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

किम् (Sanskrit): used as a particle of interrogation

Definitions

  1. used as a particle of interrogation

Ancestry of “किम्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “किम्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →