Where does “ni” come from?

ni (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European nēy, from Proto-Slavic kogъda, from Proto-Slavic gъda.

ni (Proto-Slavic): neither, nor; not even

Definitions

  1. neither, nor; not even

Ancestry of “ni”, step by step

ni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European nēy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannēy—
2Proto-Slavickogъdawhen
3Proto-Slavicgъda—

via Proto-Balto-Slavic nei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicneineither, nor
2Proto-Indo-Europeannei—

Words derived from “ni”

Every word from Proto-Slavic gъda →Every word from Proto-Slavic kogъda →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nēy →