Where does “nešťastník” come from?

nešťastník (Czech) comes from Czech nešťastný, 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.

nešťastník (Czech): unfortunate, wretch, poor soul, poor guy

Definitions

  1. unfortunate, wretch, poor soul, poor guy

Ancestry of “nešťastník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnešťastnýunhappy; unlucky; unfortunate
2Czechně-some
3Czechneno!; not
4Old CzechneNegation particle; no, not
5Proto-Slavicnenot
6Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
7Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Czech ně- →