hwi
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See also: hwị
Cornish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- why (Standard Cornish, Standard Written Form with Traditional Graphs)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *swīs (compare Breton c’hwi, Welsh chi, Old Irish síi), from Proto-Indo-European *wos.
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
hwi
- (Standard Written Form) you (formal or plural)
Kubo[edit]
Noun[edit]
hwi
References[edit]
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Old Saxon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *hwī (“with what”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
hwī
Related terms[edit]
Categories:
- 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 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