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

  1. (Standard Written Form) you (formal or plural)

Kubo[edit]

Noun[edit]

hwi

  1. water

References[edit]

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *hwī (with what).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

hwī

  1. why

Related terms[edit]