Where does “qui-foi” come from?
qui-foi (Macanese) comes from Macanese qui, from Portuguese quão, from Old Portuguese quan, from Latin quam, from Proto-Italic kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
qui-foi (Macanese): why?
Definitions
- why?
Ancestry of “qui-foi”, step by step
qui-foi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Macanese qui
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macanese | qui | that |
| 2 | Portuguese | quão | how; as |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | quan | — |
| 4 | Latin | quam | in what way, to what degree; how, how much, as... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷoi | who, what |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
via Macanese foi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macanese | foi | — |