Where does “ki” come from?

ki (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

ki (Proto-Balto-Slavic): what

Definitions

  1. what

Ancestry of “ki”, 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 “ki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →