Where does “kateri” come from?
kateri (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kotorъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
kateri (Serbo-Croatian): which, what; which, that, who; some
Definitions
- which, what; which, that, who; some
Ancestry of “kateri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kotorъ | which |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷóteros | which of two |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |