Where does “ne” come from?

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

ne (Old Czech): Negation particle; no, not

Definitions

  1. Negation particle; no, not

Ancestry of “ne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ne”

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