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.

никако́й (Russian): not any of possible variants, no, none; (in a negative context) whatever, whatsoever, absolutely

Definitions

  1. not any of possible variants, no, none; (in a negative context) whatever, whatsoever, absolutely

Ancestry of “никако́й”, step by step

никако́й traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ни

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianниneither, nor; not a; whatever, however
2Old East Slavicниnor, neither
3Proto-Slavicnineither, nor; not even
4Proto-Indo-Europeannēy—
5Proto-Slavickogъdawhen
6Proto-Slavicgъda—

via Russian како́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкако́йwhat, which
2Old East Slavicкакъwhat, which
3Proto-Slavickakъof what/which kind
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*kōkos—

Words derived from “никако́й”

Every word from Proto-Slavic gъda →Every word from Proto-Slavic kogъda →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nēy →