Where does “quis” come from?

quis (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

quis (Latin): who, what; how, why; someone, something, anyone,...

Definitions

  1. who, what; how, why; someone, something, anyone,...

Ancestry of “quis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickʷiswho, what
2Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “quis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷis →