Where does “никуда́” come from?

никуда́ (Russian) comes from Russian куда́, from Old East Slavic кѫда, from Proto-Slavic kǫda, from Proto-Indo-European kʷom-dʰ-.

никуда́ (Russian): to nowhere, nowhither

Definitions

  1. to nowhere, nowhither

Ancestry of “никуда́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкуда́(to) where?
2Old East Slavicкѫдаwhere, whither
3Proto-Slavickǫdawhere, whither
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷom-dʰ-—

Words derived from “никуда́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷom-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫda →Every word from Old East Slavic кѫда →