Where does “cândva” come from?

cândva (Romanian) comes from Romanian când, from Latin quandō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

cândva (Romanian): sometime

Definitions

  1. sometime

Ancestry of “cândva”, step by step

cândva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian când

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancândwhen
2Latinquandō"When?"
3Latinto give
4Proto-Italicdidōgive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Romanian va

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvawill; only used in "mai va"; go
2Latinvādit

Words derived from “cândva

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Proto-Italic didō
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