Where does “никой” come from?

никой (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian ни, from Proto-Slavic ni, from Proto-Indo-European nēy, from Proto-Slavic kogъda, from Proto-Slavic gъda.

никой (Bulgarian): nobody as a pronoun

Definitions

  1. nobody as a pronoun

Ancestry of “никой”, step by step

никой traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian ни

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianниus; to us, for us, us; our
2Proto-Slavicnineither, nor; not even
3Proto-Indo-Europeannēy—
4Proto-Slavickogъdawhen
5Proto-Slavicgъda—

via Bulgarian кой

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкойwho, which; who, which, what; which, what
Every word from Proto-Slavic gъda →Every word from Proto-Slavic kogъda →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nēy →