Where does “کنجی” come from?
کنجی (Urdu) comes from Punjabi ਕੁੰਜੀ, from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका, from Sanskrit कुच्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč-.
کنجی (Urdu): key
Ancestry of “کنجی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਕੁੰਜੀ | — |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कुञ्चिका | key; name of a fish; a plant bearing a red and... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कुच् | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kawč- | — |