Where does “stotin” come from?
stotin (English) comes from Slovene stotin, from Serbo-Croatian stotina, from Serbo-Croatian stȏ, from Russian что́, from Old East Slavic чьто, from Proto-Slavic čьto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd — interrogative base.
stotin (English): A former currency unit of Slovenia, one hundredth...
Definitions
- A former currency unit of Slovenia, one hundredth...
Ancestry of “stotin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovene | stotin | stotin |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | stotina | a group of one hundred; a hundredth |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | stȏ | hundred |
| 4 | Russian | что́ | what |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | чьто | what? |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | čьto | what |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ki | what |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |