Where does “нікуды” come from?

нікуды (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian куды́, from Proto-Slavic kǫda, from Proto-Indo-European kʷom-dʰ-.

нікуды (Belarusian): nowhere, nowhither

Definitions

  1. nowhere, nowhither

Ancestry of “нікуды”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianкуды́where, whither
2Proto-Slavickǫdawhere, whither
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷom-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷom-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫda →Every word from Belarusian куды́ →