Where does “quando” come from?

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

quando (Spanish): Obsolete form of cuando

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of cuando

Ancestry of “quando”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuandowhen
2Latinquando"When?"; "When"; when
3Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
4Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷósEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷoiEvery word from Latin quam