Where does “च” come from?
च (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ča, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
च (Sanskrit): and, both, also, moreover, as well as
Definitions
- and, both, also, moreover, as well as
Ancestry of “च”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ča | and |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |