Where does “çë” come from?

çë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian tši, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

çë (Albanian): what

Definitions

  1. what

Ancestry of “çë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniantšiwhat
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

Words derived from “çë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →