Where does “کیس” come from?

کیس (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit केश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan káyśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káyćas ~ gáyćas.

Ancestry of “کیس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकेशhair; the mane; a kind of perfume
2Proto-Indo-Aryankáyśas—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankáyćas ~ gáyćas—

Words derived from “کیس”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káyćas ~ gáyćas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan káyśas →Every word from Sanskrit केश →
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