Where does “pa” come from?

pa (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

pa (Welsh): what; which

Definitions

  1. what; which

Ancestry of “pa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickʷidwhat
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

Words derived from “pa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →