Where does “चिद्” come from?

चिद् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

चिद् (Sanskrit): at all; even; indeed; also (often merely laying stress on a preceding word)

Definitions

  1. at all; even; indeed; also (often merely laying stress on a preceding word)

Ancestry of “चिद्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

Words derived from “चिद्

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷísEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd