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Where does “koješta” come from?

koješta (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian koji, from Proto-Slavic kъjь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

koješta (Serbo-Croatian): various things, all sorts of things; nonsense,...

Definitions

  1. various things, all sorts of things; nonsense,...

Ancestry of “koješta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankojiwhich, what; which, that, who, whom; some, few
2Proto-Slavickъjьwhich
3Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
5Proto-Finnicwiša—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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