Where does “ken” come from?
ken (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu ken, from Portuguese quem, from Old Portuguese quen, from Latin quĕm, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
ken (Papiamentu): who
Ancestry of “ken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Kabuverdianu | ken | who |
| 2 | Portuguese | quem | who; whom; those who; people who; anyone who |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | quen | — |
| 4 | Latin | quĕm | — |
| 5 | Latin | quī | — |
| 6 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 7 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | — |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |