Where does “čiji” come from?

čiji (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic čьjь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kijas.

čiji (Serbo-Croatian): whose; belonging to anyone; whosever

Definitions

  1. whose; belonging to anyone; whosever

Ancestry of “čiji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьjьwhose
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*kijas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kijas →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьjь →