Where does “çünkü” come from?

çünkü (Turkish) comes from Azerbaijani çünki, from Persian چونکه, from Persian که, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

çünkü (Turkish): because

Definitions

  1. because

Ancestry of “çünkü”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniçünkibecause
2Persianچونکهbecause, since
3PersianکهAPI •; that; which
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷísEvery word from Persian که
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