Where does “kui” come from?

kui (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian kuka, from Proto-Finnic ku, from Proto-Uralic ku- — who; where.

kui (Ingrian): how?; alike; if

Definitions

  1. how?; alike; if

Ancestry of “kui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankukawhich?
2Proto-Finnickuwho, what
3Proto-Uralicku-who; where
Every word from Proto-Uralic ku- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ku →Every word from Ingrian kuka →