Where does “quão” come from?

quão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese quan, from Latin quam, from Proto-Italic kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

quão (Portuguese): how; as

Definitions

  1. how; as

Ancestry of “quão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesequan
2Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
3Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “quão

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷósEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷoiEvery word from Latin quam
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