Where does “cuántu” come from?

cuántu (Asturian) comes from Latin quantus, from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts.

cuántu (Asturian): how much

Definitions

  1. how much

Ancestry of “cuántu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquantushow much, how many; how big
2Proto-Italic*kʷijentos—
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷíh₂onts—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂onts →Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷijentos →Every word from Latin quantus →