Where does “будь-хто” come from?

будь-хто (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian хто, from Proto-Slavic kъto, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

будь-хто (Ukrainian): anyone, anybody

Definitions

  1. anyone, anybody

Ancestry of “будь-хто”, step by step

будь-хто traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian хто

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianхтоwho
2Proto-Slavickъtowho
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Ukrainian будь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбудь—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъto →Every word from Ukrainian хто →