Where does “нада” come from?

нада (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian náda, from Proto-Slavic nada.

нада (Serbo-Croatian): hope

Definitions

  1. hope

Ancestry of “нада”, step by step

нада traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian náda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannádahope
2Proto-Slavicnada—

via Proto-Yukaghir *nontə

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Yukaghir*nontə—

Words derived from “нада”

Every word from Proto-Slavic nada →Every word from Serbo-Croatian náda →