Where does “nje-” come from?

nje- (Lower Sorbian) comes from Slovincian njê, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

nje- (Lower Sorbian): used to negate verbs; un-

Definitions

  1. used to negate verbs; un-

Ancestry of “nje-”, step by step

nje- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovincian njê

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovinciannjêno, not
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Proto-Slavic ne-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicne-ne-, *ně-; some; none

Words derived from “nje-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →