Where does “quoius” come from?

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

quoius (Latin): Alternative form of cuius

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cuius

Ancestry of “quoius”, step by step

quoius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic kʷojjos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickʷojjos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

via Proto-Indo-European kʷosyos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷosyosof what kind

Words derived from “quoius”

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