Etymology Explorer › Old Polish

Where does “kto” come from?

kto (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic kъto, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

Ancestry of “kto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickъtowho
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →