Where does “未曽有” come from?

未曽有 (Japanese) comes from Sanskrit अद्भुत, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

未曽有 (Japanese): something that has never occurred before; unprecedented

Definitions

  1. something that has never occurred before; unprecedented

Ancestry of “未曽有”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअद्भुतsupernatural
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →