Where does “de” come from?
de (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian gdjȅ, from Proto-Slavic kъdě, from Proto-Slavic kǫda, from Proto-Indo-European kʷom-dʰ-.
de (Serbo-Croatian): Alternative form of gdje
Ancestry of “de”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | gdjȅ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kъdě | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kǫda | where, whither |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷom-dʰ- | — |