Most dictionaries say that 方 is read as ホウ, かた/がた, え.

But why does it change in [何方]{どなた} and is completely different in [何方]{どちら}?
Are those some archaic readings or some 'synergetic' words that have nothing
to do with the reading of its parts?
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How does 方 becomes なた in 何方?