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Where does “कभी” come from?

कभी (Hindi) comes from Hindi कब, from Hindi कृत्रिम बुद्धि, from Hindi बुद्धि, from Sanskrit बुद्धि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰúddʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúdᶻdʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

कभी (Hindi): sometimes, once in a while; ever

Definitions

  1. sometimes, once in a while; ever

Ancestry of “कभी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकबwhen
2Hindiकृत्रिम बुद्धि—
3Hindiबुद्धिintelligence
4Sanskritबुद्धिintelligence, the power of forming and retaining...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanbʰúddʰiṣ—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰúdᶻdʰiš—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰúdʰtis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
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