Where does “ništavan” come from?

ništavan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ništa, 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.

ništavan (Serbo-Croatian): null, void, worthless

Definitions

  1. null, void, worthless

Ancestry of “ništavan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianništanothing
2Proto-Slavicničьtonothing
3Proto-Slavicčьtowhat
4Proto-Balto-Slavickiwhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →