Where does “šaia” come from?

šaia (Dakota) comes from Serbo-Croatian ša, from Serbo-Croatian šta, from Proto-Slavic čьto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

Ancestry of “šaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianša—
2Serbo-Croatianštawhat
3Proto-Slavicčьtowhat
4Proto-Balto-Slavickiwhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

Words derived from “šaia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →