Where does “нішто” come from?

нішто (Belarusian) comes from Macedonian ништо, from Proto-Slavic ničьto, from Proto-Slavic čьto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

нішто (Belarusian): nothing; anything

Definitions

  1. nothing; anything

Ancestry of “нішто”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianништоnothing
2Proto-Slavicničьtonothing
3Proto-Slavicčьtowhat
4Proto-Balto-Slavickiwhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →