Where does “کیڑا” come from?

کیڑا (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit कीट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kirtás.

کیڑا (Urdu): worm; caterpillar; any crawling insect; bug

Definitions

  1. worm; caterpillar; any crawling insect; bug

Ancestry of “کیڑا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकीटa worm, insect
2Proto-Indo-Aryankirtás—

Words derived from “کیڑا”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kirtás →Every word from Sanskrit कीट →