Where does “কদাচিৎ” come from?

কদাচিৎ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit कदाचित्, from Sanskrit चिद्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

কদাচিৎ (Bengali): ever

Definitions

  1. ever

Ancestry of “কদাচিৎ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकदाचित्probably
2Sanskritचिद्at all; even; indeed; also (often merely laying stress on a preceding word)
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷísEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd