Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kъto

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

    From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas (who) + a particle *-to.

    Pronoun

    *kъ̏to

    1. who (interrogative)

    Declension

    Declension of *kъto (pronominal, irregular)
    All numbers Masc./Fem. Neuter
    Nominative *kъto *čьto
    Accusative *kъto *čьto
    Genitive *kogo *česo
    Locative *komь *čemь
    Dative *komu *čemu
    Instrumental *cěmь *čimь

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    See also

    Descendants

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*kъto”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 264:prn. ‘who’
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “kъto čьto”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 36; PR 139)
    3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “kdọ̄”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*kъ̏to

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кто”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress