πότερος
Ancient Greek
adj-1&2
Definitions
- (interrogative adjective) which of the two?
- (indefinite adjective) whichever of the two
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros, *kʷos (which, adverbial suffix, who, that), *kʷ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- utriform English
- whether English
- whethersoever English
- whose English
- alteruter Latin
- neuter Latin
- uter Latin
- utercumque Latin
- uterque Latin
- utervis Latin
- waarvoor Dutch, Flemish
- welks Dutch, Flemish
- wiens Dutch, Flemish
- ποσός Ancient Greek
- ποτέ Ancient Greek
- που Ancient Greek
- πως Ancient Greek
- πόθεν Ancient Greek
- ἕκαστος Ancient Greek
- ὁπότε Ancient Greek
- ὅπως Ancient Greek
- *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷe- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷey Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷosyo Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷo- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷokʷe Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷoti Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷód Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷóteros Proto-Indo-European
- *ne Proto-Indo-European
- *hwammai Proto-Germanic
- *hwar Proto-Germanic
- *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwaþeraz Proto-Germanic
- *hwi-, *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwilīkaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwō Proto-Germanic
- hwanone Old English
- hwæþer Old English
- hwæþre Old English
- कतर Sanskrit
- कश्चित् Sanskrit
- *kogъda Proto-Slavic
- *kotorъ Proto-Slavic
- *kъjь Proto-Slavic
- *kъto Proto-Slavic
- pan Welsh
- waeromme Middle Dutch
- cuin Old Irish
- *wan ēr Old Dutch
- *kátaras Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *kʷoi Proto-Italic
- *katarás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *tan Proto-Albanian
- *kas Proto-Balto-Slavic