Where does “nihče” come from?

nihče (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

nihče (Slovene): nobody, no one

Definitions

  1. nobody, no one

Ancestry of “nihče”, step by step

nihče traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic že

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžeso that, since; "emphatic enclitic"
2Proto-Balto-Slavicge—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Proto-Slavic kъto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickъtowho
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Proto-Slavic ni-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicni-no-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ge →Every word from Proto-Slavic že →