Where does “कभी-न-कभी” come from?

कभी-न-कभी (Hindi) comes from Hindi कभी, 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 — to be awake, be aware.

कभी-न-कभी (Hindi): sometime, sometime or another

Definitions

  1. sometime, sometime or another

Ancestry of “कभी-न-कभी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकभीsometimes, once in a while; ever
2Hindiकबwhen
3Hindiकृत्रिम बुद्धिartificial intelligence
4Hindiबुद्धिintelligence
5Sanskritबुद्धिintelligence, the power of forming and retaining...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanbʰúddʰiṣ
7Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰúdᶻdʰiš
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰúdʰtis
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰtisEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúdᶻdʰiš