kî
ku
Definition of kî
who
Other forms
kê, yê ku, ki, Zaza kam, Sorani kam, Gurani ki
Etymology
Ultimateley from Proto-Indo-European root *kwo- or *kwi-.
Sanskrit kah "who, which",
Luwian kwi-, kwa-, kwa, i-i- "who, what, which",
Hittite kuish "who",
Pali ko,
Latin quis/quid "how, why" qua "where, which way", qui/quae/quod "who, which",
Spanish quién,
French qui,
Lithuanian kas "who",
Old Church Slavonic kuto,
Russian kto "who",
Old Irish ce,
Welsh pwy "who",
Old English hwa, hwæt, hwær.
Updated on July 1, 2023