Contionary:*ušḫ

Proto-Asisic

This Proto-Asisic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Etymology

Through metathesis from earlier *ku-s, from Proto-Lucine *ku-, Cognate to Proto-Indo-European *kʷís. Sometimes compared to Proto-Uralic *ku-.

Pronoun

*ušḫ (clitic *-uḫ, plural *ḫus)

1. who, what (interrogative pronoun)

Inflection

Reconstructed paradigm
	animate singular	inanimate singular	plural
direct	*ušḫ	*ḳut	*ḫus
oblique	*ḳum	*ḳut	*ḳums
reflexive	*ḳuḫ	*ḳuḫ	*ḫuḫ
clitic	*-uḫ	*-uḫ	*-uḫ

Descendants

*ušḫ, *ḳut, *ḫus

• Proto-Tephricheic: *uš, *ḳut, *ḫus
  • Old Tefrian: ˀš (/uš/), qd (/qut/), ḫr (/ḫur/)
    • Tefrian: اش (uš), قد (qod), حر (ḥor)
• Proto-Myguxic: *uss, *kut, *suṯ
  • Old Dovasene: us, kut, sudh
    • Dovasene: ус (us), кут (kut), куҙ (kuɀ)
  • Old Khbirye: ⴓⴑ (us), ⴕⴓⴇ (kut), ⴕⴓⴢ (kuj)
    • Khbirye: უს (us), ქუტ (kuθ), ქუჲ (kuj)
• Proto-Vainodic: *uh, *hu
  • Nyongom: ух (uh), ухо (uho)

*ḳum, *ḳut, *ḫus

• • Old Achissari: 𑀖𑁄𑀫𑁆 (gˀom), 𑀖𑁄𑀢𑁆 (gˀot), 𑀳𑁄𑀳𑁆 (ḫoh)
    • West Achissari: گخ (gaḫ), گخۃ (gaḫt), خو (ḫo), خۃ (ḫot)
    • East Achissari: قم (gˀom), قۃ (gˀot), قس (gˀos), خو (ḫo), خۃ (ḫot)

*ḳum, *ḳut, *ḳums

• Proto-Vainodic: *kum, *hum
  • Bulusic: kun, hun

*ḳuḫ, *ḫuḫ

• Proto-Vainodic: *kuh, *huh
  • Vancian: kuh, huh