Where does “kva” come from?

kva (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

kva (Norwegian Nynorsk): what

Definitions

  1. what

Ancestry of “kva”, step by step

kva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hvat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvatwhat
2Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Sanskrit क्व

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्वwhere? whither?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →
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