Where does “nikdo” come from?
nikdo (Czech) comes from Slovak nikto, from Proto-Slavic nikъto, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
nikdo (Czech): no one, nobody
Ancestry of “nikdo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Slovak | nikto | no one, nobody |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nikъto | nobody |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |