Where does “неко” come from?

неко (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ко, from Serbo-Croatian ка̏о, from Serbo-Croatian ка̏ко, from Proto-Slavic kako, from Proto-Slavic kakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kōkos.

неко (Serbo-Croatian): someone, somebody

Definitions

  1. someone, somebody

Ancestry of “неко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкоwho; било ко ― anybody, anyone; мало ко ― very...
2Serbo-Croatianка̏оas, like
3Serbo-Croatianка̏коhow (in what way)
4Proto-Slavickakohow, in which way
5Proto-Slavickakъof what/which kind
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*kōkos—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kōkos →Every word from Proto-Slavic kakъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kako →