Where does “کہ” come from?

کہ (Urdu) comes from Pali 𑀓, from Sanskrit कः, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

کہ (Urdu): that

Definitions

  1. that

Ancestry of “کہ”, step by step

کہ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali 𑀓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pali𑀓Brahmi script form of ka
2Sanskritकःnominative masculine singular of किम्
3Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
4Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Classical Persian کِه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکِه—
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭪—

Words derived from “کہ”

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