Where does “kela” come from?

kela (Volapük) comes from Volapük kel, from French lequel, from French quel, from Middle French quel, from Old French quel, from Latin quālis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷō-.

kela (Volapük): genitive singular of kel

Definitions

genitive singular of kel

Ancestry of “kela”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Volapük	kel	who; which
2	French	lequel	which, that, whom; which one
3	French	quel	which; what
4	Middle French	quel	which
5	Old French	quel	which
6	Latin	quālis	of what kind, sort, description, nature; what kind of
7	Proto-Indo-European	kʷō-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷō- →Every word from Latin quālis →Every word from Old French quel →