Where does “никъде” come from?

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

никъде (Bulgarian): nowhere

Definitions

  1. nowhere

Ancestry of “никъде”, step by step

никъде 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 къде́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкъде́where
Every word from Proto-Slavic gъda →Every word from Proto-Slavic kogъda →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nēy →