Where does “негде” come from?
негде (Russian) comes from Russian где, from Old East Slavic къдѣ, from Old East Slavic къде, from Proto-Slavic kъdě, from Proto-Slavic kǫda, from Proto-Indo-European kʷom-dʰ-.
негде (Russian): there is no place to; somewhere
Definitions
- there is no place to; somewhere
Ancestry of “негде”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | где | where |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | къдѣ | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | къде | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kъdě | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kǫda | where, whither |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷom-dʰ- | — |