Where does “никудышный” come from?

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

никудышный (Russian): bad, useless, in no respect good

Definitions

  1. bad, useless, in no respect good

Ancestry of “никудышный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianникуда́to nowhere, nowhither
2Russianкуда́(to) where?
3Old East Slavicкѫдаwhere, whither
4Proto-Slavickǫdawhere, whither
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷom-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷom-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫda →Every word from Old East Slavic кѫда →