Where does “no” come from?

no (Ingrian) comes from Russian но, from Proto-Slavic nъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.

no (Ingrian): well

Definitions

  1. well

Ancestry of “no”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianноbut, yet; but; Noh
2Proto-Slavicnъbut, however
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnu—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nū →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nu →Every word from Proto-Slavic nъ →