Where does “چنانچه” come from?

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

چنانچه (Persian): if, in the case that

Definitions

  1. if, in the case that

Ancestry of “چنانچه”, step by step

چنانچه 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 چنان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچنانsuch as that; that way; in that manner
2Persianآنthat; Moment; Breath
3Arabicآنtime; 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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