Where does “ktorý” come from?

ktorý (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic *kotorъjь, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

ktorý (Slovak): which

Definitions

  1. which

Ancestry of “ktorý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*kotorъjь—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →