Where does “nikaj” come from?

nikaj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kaj, from Proto-Slavic kъjь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

nikaj (Serbo-Croatian): nothing

Definitions

  1. nothing

Ancestry of “nikaj”, step by step

nikaj traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian kaj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankajwhat; any; second-person singular imperative of...
2Proto-Slavickъjьwhich
3Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
5Proto-Finnicwiša
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Serbo-Croatian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianeven, either
2Proto-Slavicnineither, nor; not even
3Proto-Indo-Europeannēy
4Proto-Slavickogъdawhen
5Proto-Slavicgъda

via Silesian kaj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Silesiankajwhere
2Silesiankań
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišásEvery word from Proto-Finnic wiša
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