Where does “donedávna” come from?

donedávna (Czech) comes from Serbo-Croatian nedavno, from Czech nedávný, from Czech ně-, from Czech ne, from Old Czech ne, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

donedávna (Czech): until recently

Definitions

  1. until recently

Ancestry of “donedávna”, step by step

donedávna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian nedavno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannedavnorecently
2Czechnedávnýrecent
3Czechně-some
4Czechneno!; not
5Old CzechneNegation particle; no, not
6Proto-Slavicnenot
7Proto-Balto-Slavicnot
8Proto-Indo-Europeannot; no

via Czech do

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechdoAPI + "genitive"; into, in; to, in
2Old CzechdoDenotes allative movement; to, toward
3Proto-Slavicup to, until
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic Every word from Czech ně-
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