Where does “ինչքան” come from?

ինչքան (Armenian) comes from Armenian քան, from Old Armenian քան, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂n, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

ինչքան (Armenian): how much

Definitions

  1. how much

Ancestry of “ինչքան”, step by step

ինչքան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian քան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianքանthan
2Old Armenianքանthan
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂n—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂n →