chi
Italian (Fiorentino)
[k̟i]
pronoun
Definitions
- (interrogative pronoun) who, whom
- (interrogative pronoun) whoever
Etymology
Inherited from Latin quis (who what) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, *kʷos.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷis, *kʷos
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aliquis Latin
- ecquis Latin
- equis Latin
- quis Latin
- quisnam Latin
- quisque Latin
- siquis Latin
- ut Latin
- che Italian
- chicchessia Italian
- chiunque Italian
- essere Italian
- it Italian
- sia Italian
- to be Italian
- ποιός Ancient Greek
- ποῖος Ancient Greek
- ποῦ Ancient Greek
- πόθι Ancient Greek
- πῃ Ancient Greek
- πῇ Ancient Greek
- πῶς Ancient Greek
- ὅπου Ancient Greek
- *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷís Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis Proto-Italic
- *kʷoi Proto-Italic
- ci Venetian
- chi Ladin
- chì Corsican