Where does “ekki” come from?

ekki (Old Norse) comes from Turkish etki, from Old Norse eitt, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ekki (Old Norse): nothing; not

Definitions

  1. nothing; not

Ancestry of “ekki”, step by step

ekki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish etki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishetkieffect, impact
2Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Proto-Germanic inkô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicinkôgrief, ache, regret
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyenǵ-illness

Words derived from “ekki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Old Norse einn →