Where does “کیونکہ” come from?

کیونکہ (Urdu) comes from Urdu کہ, 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.

کیونکہ (Urdu): because

Definitions

  1. because

Ancestry of “کیونکہ”, step by step

کیونکہ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu کہ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduکہthat
2Pali𑀓Brahmi script form of ka
3Sanskritकःnominative masculine singular of किम्
4Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
5Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Urdu کیوں

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduکیوںwhy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →