Where does “որքան” come from?

որքան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian քան, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂n, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

Ancestry of “որքան”, step by step

որքան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian քան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքանthan
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂n—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

via Old Armenian որ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianորwho, which, what, that; which? what?; that
2Old Armenian-եարForming collective nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-ьro-—

Words derived from “որքան”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂n →