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Where does “kʷēs” come from?

kʷēs (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

kʷēs (Proto-Celtic): who

Definitions

  1. who

Ancestry of “kʷēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

Words derived from “kʷēs”

  • cén
  • cér
  • cé
  • ged
  • cò
  • ge
  • ci
  • cía
  • cía indas
  • cindas
  • kanys
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →