Where does “ktokolwiek” come from?

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

ktokolwiek (Polish): anybody, anyone

Definitions

  1. anybody, anyone

Ancestry of “ktokolwiek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishktowho
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 →