Where does “kal” come from?

kal (Kristang) comes from Portuguese qual, from Old Portuguese qual, from Latin quālis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷō-.

kal (Kristang): what; which; which

Definitions

  1. what; which; which

Ancestry of “kal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequalwhich
2Old Portuguesequal—
3Latinquālisof what kind, sort, description, nature; what kind of
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷō-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷō- →Every word from Latin quālis →Every word from Old Portuguese qual →
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