Where does “ča” come from?

ča (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic čь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

ča (Serbo-Croatian): what

Definitions

  1. what

Ancestry of “ča”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьwhat; alternative form of *čьto
2Proto-Balto-Slavickiwhat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →