Where does “нищо” come from?
нищо (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian що, from Bulgarian защо, 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.
нищо (Bulgarian): nothing
Definitions
- nothing
Ancestry of “нищо”, step by step
нищо traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian що
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | що | that, which; what; why |
| 2 | Bulgarian | защо | why (for what reason) |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čьto | what |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ki | what |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |