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Where does “ni” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnineither, nor; not even
2Proto-Indo-Europeannēy—
3Proto-Slavickogъdawhen
4Proto-Slavicgъda—

Words derived from “ni”

  • ljetni
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