Where does “nebūti” come from?

nebūti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

nebūti (Lithuanian): to not be

Definitions

  1. to not be

Ancestry of “nebūti”, step by step

nebūti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianneno
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Lithuanian būti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianbūtito be; to exist; to become
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Lithuanian ne →
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