Where does “qual” come from?

qual (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese qual, from Latin quālis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷō-.

qual (Portuguese): which

Definitions

  1. which

Ancestry of “qual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesequal—
2Latinquālisof what kind, sort, description, nature; what kind of
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷō-—

Words derived from “qual”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷō- →Every word from Latin quālis →Every word from Old Portuguese qual →