Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ničьto

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *ni- +‎ *čьto.

Pronoun

*ničьto

  1. nothing

Declension

Declension of *ničьto (pronominal, irregular)
All numbers Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative *nikъto *ničьto
Accusative *nikъto *ničьto
Genitive *nikogo *ničeso
Locative *nikomь *ničemь
Dative *nikomu *ničemu
Instrumental *nicěmь *ničimь

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: ничьто (ničĭto)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ничто́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress