Where does “нѣсте” come from?
нѣсте (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
Ancestry of “нѣсте”, step by step
нѣсте traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Church Slavonic не
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | не | no; not |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | not |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |
via Old Church Slavonic ѥсте
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | ѥсте | — |