Where does “некалькі” come from?
некалькі (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
некалькі (Belarusian): several, some, a few
Definitions
- several, some, a few
Ancestry of “некалькі”, step by step
некалькі traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Belarusian не
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | не | no; not |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | not |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |
via Belarusian колькі
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | колькі | how much interrogative adverb |