Where does “nesmělost” come from?

nesmělost (Czech) comes from Czech nesmělý, 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.

nesmělost (Czech): shyness

Definitions

  1. shyness

Ancestry of “nesmělost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnesmělýdiffident, shy
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- →