Where does “nigga” come from?

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nigga (English): Pronunciation spelling of nigger; A close and...

Definitions

  1. Pronunciation spelling of nigger; A close and...

Ancestry of “nigga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishniggerA black person; a person of black African...
2EnglishnegerSynonym of nigger
3Frenchnègrenegro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy
4Spanishnegroblack; a black person; ghost writer
5Latinnigrummasculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...
6Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nigga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷtsEvery word from Latin niger