Where does “ci” come from?

ci (Tarantino) comes from Sicilian cui, from Latin quis, from Proto-Italic kʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

ci (Tarantino): who

Definitions

  1. who

Ancestry of “ci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliancuiwho, whom
2Latinquiswho, what; how, why; someone, something, anyone,...
3Proto-Italickʷiswho, what
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷis →Every word from Latin quis →