Where does “не” come from?

не (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

не (Bulgarian): no; not, n't

Definitions

  1. no; not, n't

Ancestry of “не”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicнеno; not
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “не”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →