Where does “querê” come from?

querê (Macanese) comes from Portuguese querer, from Old Portuguese querer, from Latin quaerere, from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

querê (Macanese): to want, to desire

Definitions

to want, to desire

Ancestry of “querê”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	querer	to want; to wish; to desire
2	Old Portuguese	querer	to want
3	Latin	quaerere	present active infinitive of quaerō;...
4	Latin	quaero	I seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
5	Proto-Italic	kʷaizeō	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeh₂-	to acquire

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō →Every word from Latin quaero →