Where does “к” come from?
к (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
к (Serbo-Croatian): to; towards
Definitions
- to; towards
Ancestry of “к”, step by step
к traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic kъ(n)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kъ(n) | to, towards |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 4 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 5 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 6 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Serbo-Croatian вра̑г
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | вра̑г | devil |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vȏrgъ | foe, enemy |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 4 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 5 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |