Where does “çfarë” come from?
çfarë (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.
çfarë (Albanian): what
Definitions
- what
Ancestry of “çfarë”, step by step
çfarë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian ç'
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | ç' | Is used in front of a word to make direct or indirect questions for something that is unknown |
| 2 | Albanian | çë | what |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | tši | what |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |