Where does “niktoš” come from?

niktoš (Slovak) comes from Slovak nikto, from Proto-Slavic nikъto, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

niktoš (Slovak): nonentity

Definitions

  1. nonentity

Ancestry of “niktoš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakniktono one, nobody
2Proto-Slavicnikъtonobody
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-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 →
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