Where does “нешта” come from?

нешта (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian што, from Proto-Slavic čьto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

нешта (Belarusian): something

Definitions

  1. something

Ancestry of “нешта”, step by step

нешта traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Belarusian што

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianштоthat; that, which; what
2Proto-Slavicčьtowhat
3Proto-Balto-Slavickiwhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

via Belarusian не

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianнеno; not
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →