Where does “kush” come from?
kush (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian kusa, from Proto-Indo-European kʷú só, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
kush (Albanian): who; nobody, noone
Ancestry of “kush”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | kusa | who |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷú só | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |
Words derived from “kush”