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Where does “nešto” come from?

nešto (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian stȏ, from Russian что́, from Old East Slavic чьто, from Proto-Slavic čьto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

nešto (Serbo-Croatian): something; for a bit, for a while; somewhat, a...

Definitions

  1. something; for a bit, for a while; somewhat, a...

Ancestry of “nešto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstȏhundred
2Russianчто́what
3Old East Slavicчьто—
4Proto-Slavicčьtowhat
5Proto-Balto-Slavickiwhat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
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