Where does “کبھی” come from?

کبھی (Urdu) comes from Urdu ہی, from Sanskrit हि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi, from Proto-Indo-European gʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...

کبھی (Urdu): sometimes

Definitions

  1. sometimes

Ancestry of “کبھی”, step by step

کبھی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu ہی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduہیemphatic particle
2Sanskritहिfor, because, on account of; just, pray, do;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰí
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰian emphatic particle
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰePostpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...

via Urdu کب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduکبwhen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí