Where does “kādēļ” come from?

kādēļ (Latvian) comes from Latvian kā, from Latvian kas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kas, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

kādēļ (Latvian): why; for what reason

Definitions

  1. why; for what reason

Ancestry of “kādēļ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankāas soon as; as; since
2Latviankaswho, what; API '; that
3Proto-Balto-Slavickaswho
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kas →Every word from Latvian kas →