Where does “nėra” come from?
nėra (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian yra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic irā.
nėra (Lithuanian): negative form of yrà
Ancestry of “nėra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | yra | third-person singular present of būti;... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | irā | — |