Where does “әлдеқашан” come from?

әлдеқашан (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қашан, from Proto-Turkic *kačan.

әлдеқашан (Kazakh): long ago, long since

Definitions

  1. long ago, long since

Ancestry of “әлдеқашан”, step by step

әлдеқашан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қашан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқашанwhen
2Proto-Turkic*kačan—

via Kazakh әлде

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhәлдеor
2Ottoman Turkishالاgreyish-blue; azure; hazel
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kačan →Every word from Kazakh қашан →