Where does “Nieroba” come from?
Nieroba (Polish) comes from Polish nierób, from Polish nie-, from Old Polish nie-, from Old Polish nie, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
Ancestry of “Nieroba”, step by step
Nieroba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish nierób
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | nierób | Someone who is workshy; an idler; a loafer; a... |
| 2 | Polish | nie- | un-, dis-, -less, non- |
| 3 | Old Polish | nie- | generic negation prefix, used for adjectives, adverbs and participles; un-, dis-, -less, non |
| 4 | Old Polish | nie | negation particle; no, not |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | not |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |
via Polish nieroba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | nieroba | — |