Where does “qué” come from?

qué (Spanish) comes from Latin quid, from Proto-Italic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

qué (Spanish): what; which; what a; such; how

Definitions

what; which; what a; such; how

Ancestry of “qué”, step by step

qué traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quid

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	quid	neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;...
2	Proto-Italic	kʷid	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	kʷíd	neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
4	Proto-Indo-European	kʷís	who, what; who, which, that; which, what
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷi-	interrogative base

via Italian ché

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	ché	Clipping of perché., comparable to 'cause in...
2	Latin	quod	nominative neuter singular of quī; accusative...
3	Proto-Indo-European	kʷód	what
4	Proto-Indo-European	kʷós	who

Words derived from “qué”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →