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

  1. feminine singular of cuyo

Ancestry of “cuya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuyowhose
2Latincuiusgenitive masculine singular of quī; genitive...
3LatinquoiusAlternative form of cuius
4Proto-Italickʷojjos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷojjos →