Where does “कदाचित्” come from?
कदाचित् (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit कदाचित्, from Sanskrit चिद्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
कदाचित् (Hindi): perhaps, possibly, maybe
Ancestry of “कदाचित्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कदाचित् | probably |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चिद् | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |