Where does “czy” come from?

czy (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic či, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

czy (Polish): "interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no...

Definitions

  1. "interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no...

Ancestry of “czy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčiif, whether; or
2Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “czy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Slavic či →