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
Ancestry of “чунки”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | چونکه | — |
| 2 | Persian | که | API •; that; which |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |