Where does “никад” come from?

никад (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ni, from Proto-Indo-European nēy, from Proto-Slavic kogъda, from Proto-Slavic gъda.

никад (Serbo-Croatian): never

Definitions

  1. never

Ancestry of “никад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnineither, nor; not even
2Proto-Indo-Europeannēy—
3Proto-Slavickogъdawhen
4Proto-Slavicgъda—
Every word from Proto-Slavic gъda →Every word from Proto-Slavic kogъda →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nēy →