Where does “ешқайда” come from?

ешқайда (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қайда, from Proto-Turkic ka- — interrogative particle.

ешқайда (Kazakh): nowhere

Definitions

  1. nowhere

Ancestry of “ешқайда”, step by step

ешқайда traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қайда

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқайдаwhere?
2Proto-Turkicka-interrogative particle

via Kazakh еш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhеш—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ka- →Every word from Kazakh қайда →