Where does “quoi” come from?
quoi (French) comes from Latin quid, from Proto-Italic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
quoi (French): what; aught, anything, something; you know, like,...
Definitions
- what; aught, anything, something; you know, like,...
Ancestry of “quoi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | quid | neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kʷid | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |
Words derived from “quoi”