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

  1. nobody, no one; anybody, anyone

Ancestry of “никто”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnikъtonobody
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Slavic nikъto →