Where does “ble” come from?
ble (Welsh) comes from Welsh p'le, from Welsh pa, from Proto-Celtic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
ble (Welsh): where
Ancestry of “ble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | p'le | — |
| 2 | Welsh | pa | what; which |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kʷid | what |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |