Where does “ни фига себе” come from?

ни фига себе (Russian) comes from Russian себе, from Old East Slavic собѣ, from Proto-Slavic sebe, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

ни фига себе (Russian): expressing surprise or amazement, especially in an unexpected situation. wow, holy crap

Definitions

  1. expressing surprise or amazement, especially in an unexpected situation. wow, holy crap

Ancestry of “ни фига себе”, step by step

ни фига себе traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian себе

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсебеdative/prepositional of себя́; keep on
2Old East Slavicсобѣto oneself
3Proto-Slavicsebeoneself, each other; genitive of *sę
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Russian ни фига

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianни фигаnothing at all or very little, fuck all
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Slavic sebe →Every word from Old East Slavic собѣ →