Where does “ně-” come from?
ně- (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.
Ancestry of “ně-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | ne | no!; not |
| 2 | Old Czech | ne | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |