Where does “prijesto” come from?

prijesto (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.

prijesto (Serbo-Croatian): throne

Definitions

  1. throne

Ancestry of “prijesto”, step by step

prijesto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian stȏ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstȏhundred
2Russianчто́what
3Old East Slavicчьтоwhat?
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

via Serbo-Croatian pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprebefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →