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Where does “kʷokʷe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kʷokʷe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kʷokʷe”

  • οπότε
  • κάποτε
  • ποτέ
  • άμποτε
  • πότε
  • πότε
  • ποτέ
  • μήποτε
  • ὁπότε
  • κάποτε
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →