Where does “آنچه” come from?

آنچه (Persian) comes from Persian چه, from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

آنچه (Persian): what; used for the heads of relative clauses when it is not a human

Definitions

  1. what; used for the heads of relative clauses when it is not a human

Ancestry of “آنچه”, step by step

آنچه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچهbecause; what?; Suffix which forms the diminutive
2Middle Persian𐭰𐭩what; because
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

via Persian آن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآنthat; Moment; Breath
2Arabicآنtime; to come, to near
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷis →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩 →Every word from Persian چه →
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