Where does “nežinoti” come from?

nežinoti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian žinoti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źināˀtei, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

nežinoti (Lithuanian): to not know

Definitions

  1. to not know

Ancestry of “nežinoti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianžinotito know
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźināˀtei—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei →