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
- nigger, coon, blackie
Ancestry of “нигга”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nigga | Pronunciation spelling of nigger; A close and... |
| 2 | English | nigger | A black person; a person of black African... |
| 3 | English | neger | Synonym of nigger |
| 4 | French | nègre | negro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy |
| 5 | Spanish | negro | black; a black person; ghost writer |
| 6 | Latin | nigrum | masculine accusative singular of niger; neuter... |
| 7 | Latin | niger | wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |