Where does “çdo” come from?

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

çdo (Albanian): each, every

Definitions

  1. each, every

Ancestry of “çdo”, step by step

çdo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian ç'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianç'Is used in front of a word to make direct or indirect questions for something that is unknown
2Albaniançëwhat
3Proto-Albaniantšiwhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

via Albanian do

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandosecond/third-person singular present indicative...
2Albaniandomethënëthat is to say, that is, which means

Words derived from “çdo

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