Where does “никой” come from?
никой (Russian) comes from Russian кой, from Old East Slavic къи, from Proto-Slavic kъjь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
никой (Russian): not any, no
Definitions
- not any, no
Ancestry of “никой”, step by step
никой traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian кой
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кой | how, which, who, what |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | къи | how, which, who, what |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kъjь | which |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |