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

  1. there is no place to; somewhere

Ancestry of “негде”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгдеwhere
2Old East Slavicкъдѣ
3Old East Slavicкъдеwhere
4Proto-Slavickъděwhere
5Proto-Slavickǫdawhere, whither
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷom-dʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷom-dʰ-Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫdaEvery word from Proto-Slavic kъdě
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