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Where does “nesmysl” come from?

nesmysl (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.

nesmysl (Czech): nonsense

Definitions

  1. nonsense

Ancestry of “nesmysl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechně-—
2Czechneno!; not
3Old Czechne—
4Proto-Slavicnenot
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnē—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “nesmysl”

  • nesmyslný
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →