Where does “ни” come from?
ни (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic ни, from Proto-Slavic ni, from Proto-Indo-European nēy, from Proto-Slavic kogъda, from Proto-Slavic gъda.
ни (Russian): neither, nor; not a; whatever, however
Definitions
- neither, nor; not a; whatever, however
Ancestry of “ни”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | ни | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ni | neither, nor; not even |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nēy | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kogъda | when |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | gъda | — |