Where does “чији” come from?

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

чији (Serbo-Croatian): whose; anyone's

Definitions

  1. whose; anyone's

Ancestry of “чији”, step by step

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