Where does “где” come from?
где (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic къдѣ, from Old East Slavic къде, from Proto-Slavic kъdě, from Proto-Slavic kǫda, from Proto-Indo-European kʷom-dʰ-.
где (Russian): where
Ancestry of “где”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | къдѣ | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | къде | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kъdě | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kǫda | where, whither |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷom-dʰ- | — |