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