Where does “či” come from?

či (Czech) comes from Old Czech či, from Proto-Slavic či, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

či (Czech): or

Definitions

  1. or

Ancestry of “či”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechčiwhether, if
2Proto-Slavicčiif, whether; or
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Slavic či →Every word from Old Czech či →