Where does “которые” come from?
которые (Russian) comes from Russian кото́рый, from Old East Slavic которъ, from Proto-Slavic kotorъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
которые (Russian): inflection of кото́рый :
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Definitions
- inflection of кото́рый :
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Ancestry of “которые”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | кото́рый | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | которъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kotorъ | which |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷóteros | which of two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |