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Where does “čìjī” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. whose; belonging to anyone; whosever

Ancestry of “čìjī”, step by step

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