Where does “чьи” come from?

чьи (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic čьjь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kijas.

чьи (Old East Slavic): whose

Definitions

  1. whose

Ancestry of “чьи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьjьwhose
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*kijas—

Words derived from “чьи”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kijas →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьjь →