köken: From Old Spanish mientras (already sparsely attested in the 13th century), mientra, from an older demientre, domientre, which was influenced by the preposition de and adverbial -s (compare antes, entonces, quizás and Old Spanish nunquas), inherited from Late Latin dum interim. 13th-century Old Spanish generally uses demientre or mientra, but the form mientras gained greater currency in the…
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Balto-Slavic *da Proto-Slavic *do Old Polish do Polish do Polish póki univ. Polish dopóki Univerbation of do + póki.
when, as, while (temporal: at the same time or instant that) · as soon as, once; expresses that the event of the main clause takes place immediately after that of the subclause, often used with the clitic -han · as, because, since (considering that)
köken: The singular instructive case of kuka. Originally a lesser used variant of kuin; modern differences between the two were introduced when the language was standardized. Only became common in standard Finnish in the 19th century.
aile: ei kun, kunhan, kunpa, silloin kun, sitten kun, vittuku, voi kun
Sain viestisi, kun olin jo matkalla lentokentälle.
Hän ilmestyi antamaan ohjeita, kun olin jo saanut työn valmiiksi.
Tulen tapaamaan sinua, kun(han) saan tämän valmiiksi.
(with indicative) while, whilst, as, meanwhile (as), (for) as long as, until · (before a verbal substantive) during · (with subjunctive) until, long enough for
köken: From Proto-Italic *dūm (adverb), from *dweh₂- (“long”) + *-m (adverbial suffix). Compare dūdum.