Where does “ані” come from?

ані (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic *ani, from Proto-Slavic ni, from Proto-Indo-European nēy, from Proto-Slavic kogъda, from Proto-Slavic gъda.

ані (Ukrainian): neither, nor

Definitions

  1. neither, nor

Ancestry of “ані”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*ani—
2Proto-Slavicnineither, nor; not even
3Proto-Indo-Europeannēy—
4Proto-Slavickogъdawhen
5Proto-Slavicgъda—
Every word from Proto-Slavic gъda →Every word from Proto-Slavic kogъda →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nēy →