Where does “ne” come from?

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

ne (Czech): no!; not

Definitions

  1. no!; not

Ancestry of “ne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →