Where does “कहीं” come from?

कहीं (Hindi) comes from Hindi ही, from Sanskrit हि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi, from Proto-Indo-European gʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...

कहीं (Hindi): somewhere, anywhere

Definitions

  1. somewhere, anywhere

Ancestry of “कहीं”, step by step

कहीं traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi ही

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहीan emphatic particle
2Sanskritहिfor, because, on account of; just, pray, do;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰí—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰian emphatic particle
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰePostpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...

via Hindi कहा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकहाword, advice
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀓𑀳𑀸—
3Sanskritकथाstory
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—

Words derived from “कहीं”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí →