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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

Definitions

  1. sometimes

Ancestry of “понекад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнекадonce, in former times; sometimes
2Serbo-Croatianка̏д—
3Proto-Slavickogъdawhen
4Proto-Slavicgъda—
Every word from Proto-Slavic gъda →