Where does “ništa” come from?

ništa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ničьto, from Proto-Slavic čьto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

ništa (Serbo-Croatian): nothing

Definitions

  1. nothing

Ancestry of “ništa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicničьtonothing
2Proto-Slavicčьtowhat
3Proto-Balto-Slavickiwhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

Words derived from “ništa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →