Where does “çünki” come from?
çünki (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian چونکه, from Persian که, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
çünki (Azerbaijani): because
Ancestry of “çünki”, step by step
çünki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian چونکه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | چونکه | because, since |
| 2 | Persian | که | API •; that; which |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |
via Serbo-Croatian čun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | čun | a small shallow boat |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čьlnъ | small boat |
Words derived from “çünki”