Where does “нисколько” come from?

нисколько (Russian) comes from Russian ско́лько, from Old East Slavic колико, from Proto-Slavic koliko, from Proto-Slavic kolikъ — how big.

нисколько (Russian): not in the least, not at all, none at all (of quantity)

Definitions

  1. not in the least, not at all, none at all (of quantity)

Ancestry of “нисколько”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianско́лькоНе— There is no + сколько —amount, 'many' = There...
2Old East Slavicколикоhow much, how many
3Proto-Slavickolikohow much, how many; neuter of *kolikъ
4Proto-Slavickolikъhow big
Every word from Proto-Slavic kolikъEvery word from Proto-Slavic kolikoEvery word from Old East Slavic колико
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