Where does “николиже” come from?

николиже (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic ни, from Proto-Slavic ni, from Proto-Indo-European nēy, from Proto-Slavic kogъda, from Proto-Slavic gъda.

Ancestry of “николиже”, step by step

николиже traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic ни

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicниnot
2Proto-Slavicnineither, nor; not even
3Proto-Indo-Europeannēy—
4Proto-Slavickogъdawhen
5Proto-Slavicgъda—

via Old Church Slavonic коли

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicколиwhen
Every word from Proto-Slavic gъda →Every word from Proto-Slavic kogъda →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nēy →