Where does “どこか” come from?
どこか (Japanese) comes from Japanese か, from Japanese いつか — sometime, at some point.
どこか (Japanese): anywhere, somewhere
Definitions
- anywhere, somewhere
Ancestry of “どこか”, step by step
どこか traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese か
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | か | final interrogative particle, similar to a... |
| 2 | Japanese | いつか | sometime, at some point |
via Japanese どこ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | どこ | indefinite interrogative pronoun; indefinite... |