"quei" meaning in Latin

See quei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: quoi [alternative], qoi [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷís. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*kʷoi<id:what>|id=which}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*kʷoi}} Proto-Italic *kʷoi, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*kʷos}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Head templates: {{head|la|adjective|g=m}} quei m, {{tlb|la|Early Latin}} (Old Latin)
  1. (interrogative) who, what, that, which Tags: Old-Latin, interrogative, masculine
    Sense id: en-quei-la-adj-2KrJfPfS Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin pronouns Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Latin pronouns: 45 55

Pronoun

Forms: quoi [alternative], qoi [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷís. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*kʷoi<id:what>|id=which}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*kʷoi}} Proto-Italic *kʷoi, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*kʷos}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Head templates: {{head|la|pronoun}} quei
  1. (relative) who, what, that, which Tags: Old-Latin, relative
    Sense id: en-quei-la-pron-2KrJfPfS Categories (other): Latin pronouns Disambiguation of Latin pronouns: 45 55
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