Where does “ինչպես” come from?

ինչպես (Armenian) comes from Armenian ինչ, from Old Armenian ինչ, from Old Armenian ի-, from Old Armenian հի-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

ինչպես (Armenian): how

Definitions

  1. how

Ancestry of “ինչպես”, step by step

ինչպես traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ինչ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianինչwhat; that, which
2Old Armenianինչsome, a, an, one, certain, single, any; what?...
3Old Armenianի-thing; what?
4Old Armenianհի-something
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

via Armenian պես

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպեսlike
2Old Armenianպէսas, like; almost, nearly
3Middle Iranianpēs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Old Armenian ի- →Every word from Old Armenian ինչ →