Where does “چقدر” come from?
چقدر (Persian) comes from Persian چه, from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
چقدر (Persian): how much
Ancestry of “چقدر”, step by step
چقدر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian چه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | چه | because; what?; Suffix which forms the diminutive |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭰𐭩 | what; because |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷis | interrogative, relative stem; who, what;... |
via Persian قدر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | قدر | amount, quantity; importance, value |
| 2 | Arabic | قَدْر | value, worth; quantity, amount, size |