Where does “ско́лько” come from?
ско́лько (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic колико, from Proto-Slavic koliko, from Proto-Slavic kolikъ — how big.
ско́лько (Russian): Не— There is no + сколько —amount, 'many' = There...
Definitions
- Не— There is no + сколько —amount, 'many' = There...
Ancestry of “ско́лько”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | колико | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | koliko | how much, how many; neuter of *kolikъ |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kolikъ | how big |
Words derived from “ско́лько”