Where does “kʷóm” come from?

kʷóm (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

Ancestry of “kʷóm”, step by step

kʷóm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kʷos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

via Proto-Indo-European kʷis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

Words derived from “kʷóm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →