Where does “kështu” come from?

kështu (Albanian) comes from Albanian kë, from Proto-Albanian ku ̊, from Proto-Indo-European kʷu-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

kështu (Albanian): so; like this

Definitions

  1. so; like this

Ancestry of “kështu”, step by step

kështu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian kë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankëhere; who, whom
2Proto-Albanianku ̊—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷu-who, where
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

via Proto-Albanian este

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianeste—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷu- →Every word from Proto-Albanian ku ̊ →