Where does “bolestné” come from?

bolestné (Czech) comes from Czech ne, from Old Czech ne, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

bolestné (Czech): damages for pain and suffering

Definitions

  1. damages for pain and suffering

Ancestry of “bolestné”, step by step

bolestné traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechneno!; not
2Old CzechneNegation particle; no, not
3Proto-Slavicnenot
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Czech bolest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbolestpain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →