hwi
See also: hwị
Cornish
editAlternative forms
edit- why (Standard Cornish, Standard Written Form with Traditional Graphs)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *swīs (compare Breton c’hwi, Welsh chi, Old Irish síi), from Proto-Indo-European *wos.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
edithwi
- (Standard Written Form) you (formal or plural)
Kubo
editNoun
edithwi
References
edit- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Old English
editAdverb
edithwī
- Alternative form of hwȳ
Old Saxon
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *hwī (“with what”).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edithwī
Related terms
editCategories:
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Cornish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cornish lemmas
- Cornish pronouns
- Kubo lemmas
- Kubo nouns
- Old English lemmas
- Old English adverbs
- Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Saxon lemmas
- Old Saxon adverbs