Where does “nedarbas” come from?

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

nedarbas (Lithuanian): unemployment

Definitions

  1. unemployment

Ancestry of “nedarbas”, step by step

nedarbas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian ne

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

via Lithuanian dárbas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandárbaswork, job
2Lithuaniandirbtito work
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Lithuanian ne →