Where does “neuništiv” come from?
neuništiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian uništiv, from Serbo-Croatian uništiti, from Serbo-Croatian ništa, from Proto-Slavic ničьto, from Proto-Slavic čьto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís — interrogative base.
neuništiv (Serbo-Croatian): indestructible
Definitions
- indestructible
Ancestry of “neuništiv”, step by step
neuništiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian uništiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | uništiv | destructible |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | uništiti | to destroy, annihilate |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | ništa | nothing |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ničьto | nothing |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | čьto | what |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ki | what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |