Where does “нѣстъ” come from?

нѣстъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic ѥстъ, from Proto-Slavic estь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *esti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

нѣстъ (Old Church Slavonic): does not, doesn't

Definitions

  1. does not, doesn't

Ancestry of “нѣстъ”, step by step

нѣстъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic ѥстъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicѥстъthird-person singular present indicative of бꙑти
2Proto-Slavicestьestь; third-person singular present active...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*esti—
4Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti—

via Old Church Slavonic не

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicнеno; not
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *esti →Every word from Proto-Slavic estь →