Where does “quam” come from?

quam (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

quam (Latin): in what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...

Definitions

  1. in what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...

Ancestry of “quam”, step by step

quam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic kʷoi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Proto-Italic kʷis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickʷiswho, what

Words derived from “quam

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós