Where does “ki” come from?

ki (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic ki, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

ki (Middle Welsh): dog, hound

Definitions

  1. dog, hound

Ancestry of “ki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickidog
2Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “ki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Celtic kū →Every word from Proto-Brythonic ki →