de unde și până unde

Romanian

Etymology

Literally, “from where and until where”. Calque of Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (nereden nereye, “for some reason or other; I don't quite know why”, literally “from where to where”). Compare Greek από πού κι ως πού (apó poú ki os poú).

Phrase

de unde și până unde

1. why; for what reason (used to express strong disagreement)