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Where does “сөнки” come from?

сөнки (Bashkir) comes from Persian چونکه, from Persian که, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

сөнки (Bashkir): because

Definitions

  1. because

Ancestry of “сөнки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچونکه—
2PersianکهAPI •; that; which
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
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