Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/kʷiskʷis

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

Etymology

Reduplication of *kʷis.

Pronoun

*kʷiskʷis m or f (neuter *kʷidkʷid)^[1]

(in masculine) whoever
(in neuter) whatever

Declension

Latin attests that both parts of this pronoun are separately declined, but in Sabellic, only the first part of the pronoun is declined; the second part is petrified in its nominative form.

Declension of *kʷiskʷis (i-stem, irregular)
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*kʷiskʷis	**kʷiskʷis	*kʷidkʷid
vocative	—	—	—
accusative	**kʷimkʷim	**kʷimkʷim	*kʷidkʷid
genitive	?	?	?
dative	?	?	?
ablative	?	?	?
locative	?	?	?

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*kʷēskʷēs	*kʷēskʷēs	kʷīkʷī, kʷiakʷia
vocative	—	—	—
accusative	*kʷinskʷins	*kʷinskʷins	kʷīkʷī, kʷiakʷia
genitive	?	?	?
dative	*kʷiβoskʷiβos	*kʷiβoskʷiβos	*kʷiβoskʷiβos
ablative	*kʷiβoskʷiβos	*kʷiβoskʷiβos	*kʷiβoskʷiβos
locative	*kʷiβoskʷiβos	*kʷiβoskʷiβos	*kʷiβoskʷiβos

Descendants

Latin: quisquis
Sabellic:
- Oscan: 𐌐𐌉𐌔𐌐𐌉𐌔 (pispis, nom. sg.), poizepid (loc. sg. n.)
- South Picene: 𐌐𐌉𐌌𐌐𐌝𐌇 (pimpíh, acc. sg.)

References

^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “quis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 510

[1] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “quis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 510

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