Where does “քանի” come from?

քանի (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.

քանի (Old Armenian): how much? how many?

Definitions

  1. how much? how many?

Ancestry of “քանի”, step by step

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

Words derived from “քանի

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂n
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