Where does “количество” come from?
количество (Bulgarian) comes from Russian коли́чество, from Old Church Slavonic количьство, from Ancient Greek ποσότης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
количество (Bulgarian): quantity, number, amount
Definitions
- quantity, number, amount
Ancestry of “количество”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | коли́чество | quantity, number, amount |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | количьство | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ποσότης | quantity |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |