Where does “który” come from?
który (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic kotorъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
który (Polish): what, which one; that, who, which
Definitions
- what, which one; that, who, which
Ancestry of “który”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kotorъ | which |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷóteros | which of two |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |