Where does “कइस” come from?

कइस (Sauraseni Apabhramsa) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲, from Sanskrit कीदृश, from Sanskrit कीदृश्, from Sanskrit दृश्, from Sanskrit -यते, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “कइस”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sauraseni Prakrit	𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲	—
2	Sanskrit	कीदृश	of what kind?
3	Sanskrit	कीदृश्	of what kind?
4	Sanskrit	दृश्	see, look
5	Sanskrit	-यते	suffix for passive verbs
6	Proto-Indo-European	-yéti	Creates intransitive, often deponent,...
7	Proto-Indo-European	yé-	—
8	Chichewa	iye	he, she

Words derived from “कइस”

कैसा

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Sanskrit -यते →