Where does “किम्पुरुष” come from?

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

किम्पुरुष (Sanskrit): a mongrel being (according to the brāhmaṇas an evil being similar to man)

Definitions

  1. a mongrel being (according to the brāhmaṇas an evil being similar to man)

Ancestry of “किम्पुरुष”, step by step

किम्पुरुष traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit किम्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
2Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Sanskrit पुरुष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुरुषman, male, human being; person, officer,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*pŕ̥Hṣas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →