Where does “कुतस्” come from?

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

कुतस् (Sanskrit): from whom?

Definitions

  1. from whom?

Ancestry of “कुतस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुa pronominal base appearing in kútas, kútra,...
2Sanskritकःnominative masculine singular of किम्
3Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
4Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →