Where does “چو” come from?

چو (Persian) comes from Persian چون, from Middle Persian cygwn' — as, like, how, when.

چو (Persian): like; rumour, hearsay; wood

Definitions

  1. like; rumour, hearsay; wood

Ancestry of “چو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچونbecause; since; like
2Middle Persiancygwn'as, like, how, when
Every word from Middle Persian cygwn' →Every word from Persian چون →