Where does “किंव” come from?

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

Ancestry of “किंव”, step by step

किंव 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 एव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएवso, just so; indeed, truly; just, exactly, as;...
2Sanskritइto go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “किंव”

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