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Where does “tši” come from?

tši (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

Ancestry of “tši”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

Words derived from “tši”

  • çë
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