Where does “quan” come from?

quan (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan quan, from Latin quandō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

quan (Catalan): when

Definitions

  1. when

Ancestry of “quan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old OccitanquanAlternative form of can
2Latinquandō"When?"
3Latindōto give
4Proto-Italicdidōgive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →