Where does “कहीं-न-कहीं” come from?

कहीं-न-कहीं (Hindi) comes from Hindi कहीं, 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-न-कहीं (Hindi): somewhere, somewhere or another

Definitions

  1. somewhere, somewhere or another

Ancestry of “कहीं-न-कहीं”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकहींsomewhere, anywhere
2Hindiहीan emphatic particle
3Sanskritहिfor, because, on account of; just, pray, do;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰí—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰian emphatic particle
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰePostpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí →