Where does “ni” come from?

ni (Veps) comes from Russian ни, from Old East Slavic ни, from Proto-Slavic ni, from Proto-Indo-European nēy, from Proto-Slavic kogъda, from Proto-Slavic gъda.

ni (Veps): not, not a, no

Definitions

  1. not, not a, no

Ancestry of “ni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianниneither, nor; not a; whatever, however
2Old East Slavicниnor, neither
3Proto-Slavicnineither, nor; not even
4Proto-Indo-Europeannēy—
5Proto-Slavickogъdawhen
6Proto-Slavicgъda—
Every word from Proto-Slavic gъda →Every word from Proto-Slavic kogъda →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nēy →