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According to De Vaan, from nē-(“not”) + quam(“what, whom”, f. acc. sing. quī). It may derive more directly from the adverb quam(“how”), from the same source. Traditionally derived from, and perhaps historically influenced by nē-(“not”) + aequam(“equal”, f. acc. sing. aequus). Cognate with Russianничто́жный(ničtóžnyj, “trifling, insignificant, contemptible, worthless, paltry, despicable, mean”), Russianникчёмный(nikčómnyj, “worthless, useless, good for nothing”), Russianникуды́шный(nikudýšnyj, “bad, useless, in no respect good”), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ne(“not”) + Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-, with close meanings.