Where does “چطور” come from?

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

چطور (Persian): how; how about, what about

Definitions

  1. how; how about, what about

Ancestry of “چطور”, step by step

چطور 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 طور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianطورmanner, way; state, condition
2Arabicطَوْر—

Words derived from “چطور”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷis →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩 →Every word from Persian چه →