ни
Serbo-Croatian
particle
Definitions
- (emphasizes negation) even, either
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ni (not, nor) derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nej derived from Proto-Indo-European *ney.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ney
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *ney Proto-Indo-European
- *néy Proto-Indo-European
- *ni Proto-Slavic
- *ničь(to) Proto-Slavic
- ni Serbo-Croatian
- nikad Serbo-Croatian
- nikada Serbo-Croatian
- никад Serbo-Croatian
- никада Serbo-Croatian
- ни Macedonian
- ні Ukrainian
- ни Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- *nei Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *nej Proto-Balto-Slavic