Where does “pourquoi” come from?

pourquoi (French) comes from Middle French parquoy, from Old French por quoi — why.

pourquoi (French): why

Definitions

  1. why

Ancestry of “pourquoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchparquoywhy
2Old Frenchpor quoiwhy

Words derived from “pourquoi”

Every word from Old French por quoi →Every word from Middle French parquoy →
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