Where does “нешто” come from?

нешто (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian што̏, from Proto-Slavic čьto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

нешто (Serbo-Croatian): something; for a bit, for a while; somewhat, a...

Definitions

  1. something; for a bit, for a while; somewhat, a...

Ancestry of “нешто”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianшто̏what
2Proto-Slavicčьtowhat
3Proto-Balto-Slavickiwhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →
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