Where does “کسی” come from?

کسی (Urdu) comes from Urdu ہی, from Sanskrit हि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi, from Proto-Indo-European gʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...

کسی (Urdu): some, a certain, a given

Definitions

  1. some, a certain, a given

Ancestry of “کسی”, step by step

کسی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu ہی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduہیemphatic particle
2Sanskritहिfor, because, on account of; just, pray, do;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰí—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰian emphatic particle
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰePostpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...

via Urdu کس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduکس"Indirect form of کیا "; "Indirect form of کون "
2Classical Persianکُس—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí →