Where does “Cheyenne” come from?
Cheyenne (French) comes from Dakota šahíyena, from Dakota šaia, 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 — interrogative base.
Cheyenne (French): Cheyenne
Definitions
- Cheyenne
Ancestry of “Cheyenne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakota | šahíyena | — |
| 2 | Dakota | šaia | — |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | ša | — |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | šta | what |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | čьto | what |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ki | what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |