Where does “nemalý” come from?

nemalý (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.

nemalý (Czech): considerable, sizable, goodly

Definitions

  1. considerable, sizable, goodly

Ancestry of “nemalý”, step by step

nemalý 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 Czech Malý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechMalýsmall
2Czechmalýsmall; minor; Synonym of betl
3Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →