Where does “kimoun” come from?

kimoun (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole ki, from French qui, from Middle French qui, from Old French qui, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum — resin.

kimoun (Haitian Creole): who

Definitions

  1. who

Ancestry of “kimoun”, step by step

kimoun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Haitian Creole ki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolekiwhat; who, which
2Frenchquiwho, whom
3Middle Frenchquiwho; which
4Old Frenchquiwho
5Latinquīwho, that, which, what
6Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
7Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via Haitian Creole moun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolemounperson
2Frenchmondeworld; people; good heavens
3Old Frenchmondethe world; clean; pure
4Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz