Where does “почему-то” come from?

почему-то (Russian) comes from Russian -то, from Russian тот, from Old Turkic tod-, from German tōd, from Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz.

почему-то (Russian): for some reason, somewhy

Definitions

  1. for some reason, somewhy

Ancestry of “почему-то”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-тоsome-
2Russianтотthat, those; the one; the other
3Old Turkictod-—
4Germantōddeath
5Middle High Germantōt—
6Old High Germantōtdead
7Proto-West Germanicdauddead
8Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
9Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →