Where does “што-небудзь” come from?

што-небудзь (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.

што-небудзь (Belarusian): anything; something

Definitions

  1. anything; something

Ancestry of “што-небудзь”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →