Where does “kende” come from?

kende (Papiamentu) comes from Papiamentu ki, from Kabuverdianu ki, from Portuguese quê, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kende (Papiamentu): who

Definitions

Ancestry of “kende”, step by step

kende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Papiamentu ki

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Papiamentu	ki	what
2	Kabuverdianu	ki	than; that; which
3	Portuguese	quê	what; a characteristic; cue
4	Latin	quī	who, that, which, what
5	Latin	-cumque	Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
6	Latin	cumque	however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
7	Latin	cum	with, along with; at; -fold
8	Old Latin	com	Alternative form of cum
9	Proto-Italic	kom	with, along, at
10	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
11	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12	Middle English	kyt	—
13	German	kitt	putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14	Old High German	kuti	—
15	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
16	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
17	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak
18	Proto-Indo-European	gū-	to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Papiamentu hende

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Papiamentu	hende	man; person; someone
2	Kabuverdianu	gentis	man, human being
3	Portuguese	gente	people; gens; Used in informal speech, with the...
4	Old Portuguese	gente	—
5	Latin	gēns	Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites)
6	Proto-Italic	*gentis	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	ǵénh₁tis	birth, production
8	Proto-Indo-European	ǵenh₁-	to produce, to beget, to give birth

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