Where does “которъ” come from?

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

которъ (Old East Slavic): which, that, who, whom

Definitions

  1. which, that, who, whom

Ancestry of “которъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickotorъwhich
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “которъ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros