Where does “li” come from?
li (Neapolitan) comes from Latin illi, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.
li (Neapolitan): Alternative form of 'i
Ancestry of “li”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | illi | inflection of ille:
## nominative masculine... |
| 2 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 3 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |