Where does “nesmělý” come from?
nesmělý (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.
nesmělý (Czech): diffident, shy
Ancestry of “nesmělý”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | ně- | — |
| 2 | Czech | ne | no!; not |
| 3 | Old Czech | ne | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |
Words derived from “nesmělý”