Where does “cuan” come from?

cuan (Spanish) comes from Latin quam, from Proto-Italic kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

cuan (Spanish): how, to what extent

Definitions

  1. how, to what extent

Ancestry of “cuan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
2Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷoi →Every word from Latin quam →