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
- sometimes, once in a while; ever
Ancestry of “कभी”, step by step
कभी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi कब
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | कब | when |
| 2 | Hindi | कृत्रिम बुद्धि | artificial intelligence |
| 3 | Hindi | बुद्धि | intelligence |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बुद्धि | intelligence, the power of forming and retaining... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bʰúddʰiṣ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰúdᶻdʰiš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰúdʰtis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |