Where does “svatko” come from?

svatko (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian tko, from Proto-Slavic kъto, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

svatko (Serbo-Croatian): everyone, everybody

Definitions

  1. everyone, everybody

Ancestry of “svatko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantkowho; relative and indefinite pronoun
2Proto-Slavickъtowho
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъto →Every word from Serbo-Croatian tko →