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 This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kadāˀn, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷodéh₂. By surface analysis, univerbation of *kъ +‎ *da. Compare Lithuanian kadà, Latvian kad, Old Prussian kaden, maybe Sanskrit कदा (kadā́).

Expected Proto-Slavic *koda was probably influenced by *kъde (“where?”).

Pronoun

*kъda

  1. (interrogative) when?
  2. (indefinite) whenever

Conjunction

*kъda

  1. (relative) when

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1952–1956) “gdy”, in Kazimierz Nitsch, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), volumes I: A—J, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 270
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kъdy”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 175

Further reading

  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “gdy”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 158
  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “gdy”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 417, page 1
  • Sławski, Franciszek (1952–1956) “gdy”, in Kazimierz Nitsch, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), volumes I: A—J, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 270
  • Václav Machek (1968) “kdy”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého , 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 248
  • Rejzek, Jiří (2001) “kdy”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN, page 279
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “kdāj”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
  • Havlová, Eva, Erhart, Adolf, editors (1996), “kogda”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka staroslověnského (in Czech), numbers 6 (klęti – kuditi), Prague: Academia, →ISBN, page 326
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