Where does “چه” come from?

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

چه (Persian): because; what?; Suffix which forms the diminutive

Definitions

  1. because; what?; Suffix which forms the diminutive

Ancestry of “چه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭰𐭩what; because
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

Words derived from “چه”

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