Where does “cuando” come from?

cuando (Chavacano) comes from Spanish cuándo, from Latin quandō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

cuando (Chavacano): when

Definitions

  1. when

Ancestry of “cuando”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuándowhen
2Latinquandō"When?"
3Latinto 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 dédeh₃tiEvery word from Proto-Italic didō
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