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