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
- worm; caterpillar; any crawling insect; bug
Ancestry of “کیڑا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कीट | a worm, insect |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kirtás | — |