Where does “nii” come from?

nii (Votic) 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.

nii (Votic): so, like that

Definitions

  1. so, like that

Ancestry of “nii”, 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 →