Where does “kelkfoje” come from?

kelkfoje (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kelka, from French quelque, from French qué, from Portuguese quê, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum — resin.

kelkfoje (Esperanto): sometimes

Definitions

  1. sometimes

Ancestry of “kelkfoje”, step by step

kelkfoje traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto kelka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokelkasome; a few; a bit
2Frenchquelquesome
3Frenchquéwhich; Alternative form of que; Isn’t it? Is it...
4Portuguesequêwhat; a characteristic; cue
5Latinquīwho, that, which, what
6Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
7Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via Esperanto fojo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofojotime, occasion
2Frenchfoistime, an instance of something happening; a...
3Middle Frenchfoystime; occasion; occurrence
4Old Frenchfoiztime; instance; occurrence
5Old Frenchfeiztime; instance; occasion
6Latinvicischange, alternation, turn; time, instance; season
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via French quelquefois

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquelquefoissometimes
2Middle Frenchquelquefoyssometimes; from time to time
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz