Where does “çka” come from?

çka (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.

çka (Albanian): what; Another form for ç' and çfarë

Definitions

  1. what; Another form for ç' and çfarë

Ancestry of “çka”, step by step

çka 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 ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankafrom, out, out of, to; who, whom; ox
2Albaniankah—

Words derived from “çka”

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