cujo

Meaning

whose (of whom)

Concepts

whose

which

Synonyms

cuja

cujas

cujos

Translations

cuyo

deren

dessen

waarvan

van wie

wier

dont

duquel

wiens

desquelles

de qui

de laquelle

desquels

quorum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈku.ʒu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: cuius

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ποῖος

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese cujo, from Latin cuius, a genitive of quī (“which”) which had been used adjectivally since at least the time of Plautus. cp. Ancient Greek ποῖος (poîos), both from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.