Where does “чунки” come from?

чунки (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چونكه, from Persian چونکه, from Persian که, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

чунки (Macedonian): because, since

Definitions

  1. because, since

Ancestry of “чунки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچونكهbecause
2Persianچونکهbecause, since
3PersianکهAPI •; that; which
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Persian که →