Where does “чунки” come from?

чунки (Tajik) comes from Persian چونکه, from Persian که, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

чунки (Tajik): because, since

Definitions

  1. because, since

Ancestry of “чунки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچونکهbecause, since
2PersianکهAPI •; that; which
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Persian که →