Where does “několik” come from?

několik (Czech) comes 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.

několik (Czech): several, a few

Definitions

  1. several, a few

Ancestry of “několik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechně-some
2Czechneno!; not
3Old CzechneNegation particle; no, not
4Proto-Slavicnenot
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “několik”

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