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

Definitions

  1. key

Ancestry of “کنجی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਕੁੰਜੀkey
2Prakrit𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸key
3Sanskritकुञ्चिकाkey; name of a fish; a plant bearing a red and...
4Sanskritकुच्to shrink, curl
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*kawč-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč- →Every word from Sanskrit कुच् →Every word from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका →