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.

ně- (Czech): some

Definitions

  1. some

Ancestry of “ně-”, step by step

ně- 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 Proto-Slavic ne-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicne-ne-, *ně-; some; none

Words derived from “ně-”

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