Where does “какой” come from?
какой (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic какъ, from Proto-Slavic kakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kōkos.
какой (Russian): what, which
Ancestry of “какой”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | какъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kakъ | of what/which kind |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *kōkos | — |
Words derived from “какой”