Where does “کون” come from?

کون (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit कोण, from Ancient Greek Κρόνος — Saturn; Cronus.

کون (Urdu): corner; angle; who

Definitions

  1. corner; angle; who

Ancestry of “کون”, step by step

کون traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कोण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकोणa corner, angle; an intermediate point of the...
2Ancient GreekΚρόνοςSaturn; Cronus

via Classical Persian کُون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکُون—
Every word from Ancient Greek Κρόνος →Every word from Sanskrit कोण →