Where does “kteri” come from?

kteri (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.

kteri (Serbo-Croatian): which, what; which, that, who; some

Definitions

  1. which, what; which, that, who; some

Ancestry of “kteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickotorъwhich
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →