𐰴𐰣𐰓𐰀

kanda

Meaning:
where?
Alternative spellings:
𐰴𐰣𐱃𐰀

Word family

Formed from 𐰴𐰀 [ka] “an interrogative pronoun, used independently and in the formation of interrogative and indefinite expressions” using locative. The locative in -da² primarily marks location or a state, corresponding roughly to English in, at, or on.

In modern languages

Select a region to see the cognate.
Language Cognate
Turkmen The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Turkish (Azerbaijan) handa
Turkish (Türkiye) The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Salar The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Gagauz The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Crimean The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Uyghur qanda
Uzbek The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Kazakh The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Nogai The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Siberian Tatar The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Kyrgyz The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Altai The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Alan The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Kumyk The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Tatar The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Bashkir The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Tıva The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Khakas The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Sakha (Yakut, Dolgan) xanna This cognate is attested, but has fallen out of use in this language.
Khalaj qanda
Chuvash The cognate has disappeared from this language.

Examples

Translations

German:
wo?
Kazakh:
qayda?
Kyrgyz:
kayda?
Russian:
где?
Turkish (Azerbaijan):
harada?
Turkish (Türkiye):
nerde?