Where does “nimalo” come from?

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

nimalo (Serbo-Croatian): not at all, not a bit

Definitions

  1. not at all, not a bit

Ancestry of “nimalo”, step by step

nimalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian nī

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

via Serbo-Croatian mȃl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmȃlsmall
2Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Slavic gъda →Every word from Proto-Slavic kogъda →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nēy →