Where does “нигга” come from?

нигга (Russian) comes from English nigga, from English nigger, from English neger, from French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin nigrum, from Latin niger, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts — bare, naked.

нигга (Russian): nigger, coon, blackie

Definitions

  1. nigger, coon, blackie

Ancestry of “нигга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishniggaPronunciation spelling of nigger; A close and...
2EnglishniggerA black person; a person of black African...
3EnglishnegerSynonym of nigger
4Frenchnègrenegro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy
5Spanishnegroblack; a black person; ghost writer
6Latinnigrummasculine accusative singular of niger; neuter...
7Latinnigerwan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened
8Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
9Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷtsEvery word from Latin niger