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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/či

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷī, initially instrumental singular of pronoun *kʷo-/*kʷe-; compare Latin qui, Avestan 𐬗𐬌𐬱‎ (ciš‎), Old Saxon hwi.

Conjunction

*či

  1. if
  2. or

Descendants

  • East Slavic: чи (či)
    • Ukrainian: чи (čy)
    • Belarusian: ці (ci)
  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: чи
      Latin: či
  • West Slavic:
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