Where does “нимало” come from?

нимало (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.

нимало (Russian): not in the least, not at all

Definitions

  1. not in the least, not at all

Ancestry of “нимало”, step by step

нимало 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 мало

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмалоlittle, few; too little, too few; short neuter...
2Old East Slavicмалъsmall
3Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Slavic gъda →Every word from Proto-Slavic kogъda →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nēy →