Where does “niko” come from?

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

niko (Serbo-Croatian): no one, nobody

Definitions

  1. no one, nobody

Ancestry of “niko”, 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 →