Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kʷēs

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

Pronoun

*kʷēs (neuter *kʷid)

1. (interrogative) who

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *puɨ
  • Breton: piv
  • Cornish: piw
  • Welsh: pwy
• Old Irish: cía, ce, ci, cia
  • Irish: cé
  • Scottish Gaelic: cò
  • Manx: quoi