Where does “νη-” come from?

νη- (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

νη- (Ancient Greek): Alternative form of ἀ-; not; not-

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ἀ-; not; not-

Ancestry of “νη-”, step by step

νη- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European n̥-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
2Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Proto-Turkic nē-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicnē-what; interrogative archetype

Words derived from “νη-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →