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
- sometimes
Ancestry of “کبھی”, step by step
کبھی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Urdu ہی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | ہی | emphatic particle |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हि | for, because, on account of; just, pray, do;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰí | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰi | an emphatic particle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at... |
via Urdu کب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | کب | when |