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

  1. and, both, also, moreover, as well as

Ancestry of “च”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian-čaand
2Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “च”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ča →