Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/koterъ

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kateras, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros (which of 2), from *kʷos (what?, which?) +‎ *-teros (contrastive).

Cognate with Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz, Sanskrit कतर (katara).

Determiner

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*koterъ[1]

  1. which (of a number)
    Synonym: *kъjь
  2. (indefinite) some
    Synonyms: *někъ, *někotorъ

Declension

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See also

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Derived terms

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Usage notes

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  • Only attested as definitive (_1):
0:indef
1:def
*koterъ
*koterъjь
*kotorъ
*kotorъjь
*kъtorъ
*kъtorъjь
*kъterъ
*kъterъjь
Derksen 0_ 0_ . .
ESSJa 01 01 _1 _1
Chernykh _1 _1 . .
Vasmer . 0_ . .
  • Forms with e/o are attested X times in: Old Church Slavonic (2/51)[2]

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*koterъ; *kotorъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 240:prn. ‘who, which’
  2. ^ Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “которꙑи и котерꙑи”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 292

Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*koterъjь/kotorъjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 201
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “который”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 436
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “который”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress