Where does “ni” come from?

ni (Romanian) comes from Hungarian ni, from Hungarian nézd, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

ni (Romanian): to us

Definitions

  1. to us

Ancestry of “ni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannilo!, look!
2Hungariannézdsecond-person singular subjunctive present...
3Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
4Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending
Every word from Middle Welsh -ntEvery word from Hungarian -dEvery word from Hungarian nézd
ni — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer