Where does “li” come from?

li (Neapolitan) comes from Latin illi, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

li (Neapolitan): Alternative form of 'i

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of 'i

Ancestry of “li”, step by step

li traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin illi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinilliinflection of ille: ## nominative masculine...
2Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
3LatinolleArchaic form of ille
4Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Neapolitan 'i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Neapolitan'ihim; them

Words derived from “li”

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →