Where does “но” come from?

но (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic нъ, from Proto-Slavic nъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.

но (Bulgarian): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “но”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicнъbut
2Proto-Slavicnъbut, however
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnu—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nū →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nu →Every word from Proto-Slavic nъ →