Where does “nikъto” come from?

nikъto (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

nikъto (Proto-Slavic): nobody

Definitions

  1. nobody

Ancestry of “nikъto”, step by step

nikъto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kʷos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

via Proto-Indo-European néy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannéynot
2Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Proto-Slavic kъto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickъtowho
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “nikъto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →