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
Ancestry of “kui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | kuka | which? |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ku | who, what |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ku- | who; where |