Where does “чий” come from?

чий (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic čьjь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kijas.

чий (Ukrainian): whose

Definitions

  1. whose

Ancestry of “чий”, step by step

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