Where does “chtëri” come from?

chtëri (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic kotorъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

chtëri (Kashubian): interrogative pronoun, referring to a number of choices; what, which one

Definitions

  1. interrogative pronoun, referring to a number of choices; what, which one

Ancestry of “chtëri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickotorъwhich
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →