pro quo

Ido

Etymology

From Calque of French pourquoi, Italian perché, Spanish por qué.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pro kwo/, /pɾɔ kwɔ/

Adverb

pro quo (plural pro qui)

(interrogative adverb) why, for what reason

Pro quo esas la cielo blua? ― Why is the sky blue?
(direct question)

Vu helpis me pro quo? ― You helped me because why?
(indirect question)

Related terms

qua (“who (person)”)
quo (“what (thing)”)
qui (“who (plural)”)
pro quo (“why”)

See also

ube (“where”)
kande (“when”)
quala (“what kind of”)
- quale (“how”)
quanta (“how much”)
- quanto (“quantity”)

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