Where does “چگونه” come from?

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

چگونه (Persian): how

Definitions

  1. how

Ancestry of “چگونه”, step by step

چگونه 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 گونه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگونهkind, type, sort; genre; cheek
2Middle Persiangwnk'sort, kind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷis →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩 →Every word from Persian چه →