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

  1. 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

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 klas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianklasear
2Proto-Slavickȏlsъear (of grain)
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankolH-so-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷísEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd