Where does “чий” come from?

чий (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic чии, from Proto-Slavic čьjь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kijas.

чий (Bulgarian): whose in direct or indirect questions

Definitions

  1. whose in direct or indirect questions

Ancestry of “чий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicчииwhose
2Proto-Slavicčьjьwhose
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kijas—

Words derived from “чий”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kijas →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьjь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic чии →