Where does “ç'” come from?

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

ç' (Albanian): Is used in front of a word to make direct or indirect questions for something that is unknown

Definitions

  1. Is used in front of a word to make direct or indirect questions for something that is unknown

Ancestry of “ç'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniançëwhat
2Proto-Albaniantšiwhat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

Words derived from “ç'

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷísEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd
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