Where does “qualquer” come from?

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

qualquer (Portuguese): any; whatever; some

Definitions

  1. any; whatever; some

Ancestry of “qualquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesequal quer—
2Old Portuguesequal—
3Latinquālisof what kind, sort, description, nature; what kind of
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷō-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷō- →Every word from Latin quālis →Every word from Old Portuguese qual →