Where does “cuya” come from?
cuya (Spanish) comes from Spanish cuyo, from Latin cuius, from Latin quoius, from Proto-Italic kʷojjos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
cuya (Spanish): feminine singular of cuyo
Definitions
- feminine singular of cuyo
Ancestry of “cuya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cuyo | whose |
| 2 | Latin | cuius | genitive masculine singular of quī; genitive... |
| 3 | Latin | quoius | Alternative form of cuius |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷojjos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |