Where does “któż” come from?

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

któż (Polish): who

Definitions

  1. who

Ancestry of “któż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishktóżwho
2Old Polishktowho
3Proto-Slavickъtowho
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъto →Every word from Old Polish kto →