Etymology Explorer › Proto-Italic

Where does “kʷis” come from?

kʷis (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

kʷis (Proto-Italic): who, what

Definitions

  1. who, what

Ancestry of “kʷis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “kʷis”

  • quasi
  • cue
  • quid
  • quorum
  • quia
  • quip
  • pluperfect
  • miscue
  • quasiparticle
  • quasistatic
  • quasiexperimental
  • quasispecies
  • quasiperiodic
  • cuer
  • curlicue
  • quasijudicial
  • quasilinear
  • quasicrystal
  • quasireligious
  • quasistationary
  • quasipublic
  • quasigeostrophic
  • quasiclassical
  • quasigovernmental
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →