को

Hindi

post
Definitions
  • marks the accusative case in certain contexts, i.e. the smc
  • marks the dative case, i.e. the smc
  • when marking the agent
  • marks the intended purpose: for, to
  • movement towards or until a point: to, -wards
  • in, at the time of
  • (Mysore) marks the locative case

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi काहू inherited from Sanskrit कक्षे (in the armpit) inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *káṭṣas inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káćšas inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱsos, *koḱs- (joint), *kʷer- (do, make, build, construct, a kind of dish pot).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷer-

Gloss

do, make, build, construct, a kind of dish pot

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

建

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