Where does “stoklasa” come from?
stoklasa (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.
stoklasa (Serbo-Croatian): brome (grass of the genus Bromus)
Definitions
- brome (grass of the genus Bromus)
Ancestry of “stoklasa”, step by step
stoklasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian stȏ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | stȏ | hundred |
| 2 | Russian | что́ | what |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | чьто | what? |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čьto | what |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ki | what |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |