Where does “zawås” come from?

zawås (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian wås, from Middle High German waȥ, from Old High German waȥ, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

zawås (Bavarian): for what reason, to what purpose, what for, why?

Definitions

  1. for what reason, to what purpose, what for, why?

Ancestry of “zawås”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianwåswhat
2Middle High Germanwaȥwhat
3Old High Germanwaȥwhat
4Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
5Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →