Where does “cuius” come from?

cuius (Latin) comes from Latin quoius, from Proto-Italic kʷojjos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

cuius (Latin): genitive masculine singular of quī; genitive...

Definitions

  1. genitive masculine singular of quī; genitive...

Ancestry of “cuius”, step by step

cuius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin quoius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinquoiusAlternative form of cuius
2Proto-Italickʷojjos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

via Proto-Indo-European *kʷís

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “cuius”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷojjos →