Where does βππ°π½π·πΏπ½β come from?
ππ°π½π·πΏπ½ (Gothic) comes from Gothic ππ°π½, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kΚ·os, from Proto-Indo-European kΚ·- β The primary interrogative root.
ππ°π½π·πΏπ½ (Gothic): ever, at any time
Ancestry of βππ°π½π·πΏπ½β, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Gothic | ππ°π½ | when; whenever, if; to what degree, how much/many |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwan | when, at what time |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kΚ·os | See *kΚ·is |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kΚ·- | The primary interrogative root |