Where does “hinje” come from?
hinje (Albanian) comes from Lower Sorbian nje-, from Slovincian njê, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
hinje (Albanian): behold, now, there
Ancestry of “hinje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lower Sorbian | nje- | used to negate verbs; un- |
| 2 | Slovincian | njê | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |