Where does “никако́й” come from?
никако́й (Russian) comes from Russian ни, from Old East Slavic ни, from Proto-Slavic ni, from Proto-Indo-European nēy, from Proto-Slavic kogъda, from Proto-Slavic gъda.
Ancestry of “никако́й”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ни | neither, nor; not a; whatever, however |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | ни | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ni | neither, nor; not even |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nēy | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kogъda | when |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | gъda | — |
Words derived from “никако́й”