Where does “li” come from?

li (Polish) comes from Old Polish li, from Proto-Slavic li — question-forming interrogative particle.

li (Polish): only; li, Chinese unit of distance; li, Chinese...

Definitions

  1. only; li, Chinese unit of distance; li, Chinese...

Ancestry of “li”, step by step

li traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish li

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishliinterrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question
2Proto-Slavicliquestion-forming interrogative particle

via Mandarin 禮

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mandarin禮—

Words derived from “li”

Every word from Proto-Slavic li →Every word from Old Polish li →