Where does “štob” come from?
štob (Votic) comes from Russian что́бы, 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.
štob (Votic): to, in order to
Definitions
- to, in order to
Ancestry of “štob”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | что́бы | that...should (indicates the subjunctive) |
| 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 |