Where does “понекад” come from?
понекад (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian некад, from Serbo-Croatian ка̏д, from Proto-Slavic kogъda, from Proto-Slavic gъda.
понекад (Serbo-Croatian): sometimes
Ancestry of “понекад”, step by step
понекад traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian некад
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | некад | once, in former times; sometimes |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | ка̏д | when |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kogъda | when |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | gъda | — |
via Serbo-Croatian по
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | по | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | po | after; by; at |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂pó | off, away |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |