Where does “qui” come from?

qui (Macanese) comes from Portuguese quão, from Old Portuguese quan, from Latin quam, from Proto-Italic kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

qui (Macanese): that

Definitions

  1. that

Ancestry of “qui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequãohow; as
2Old Portuguesequan
3Latinquamin what way, to what degree; how, how much, as...
4Proto-Italickʷoiwho, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “qui

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷósEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷoiEvery word from Latin quam
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