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
- various things, all sorts of things; nonsense,...
Ancestry of “koješta”, step by step
koješta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian koji
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | koji | which, what; which, that, who, whom; some, few |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kъjь | which |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
via Serbo-Croatian što
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | što | why; the, as; what |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čьto | what |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ki | what |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |