Where does “ceć” come from?

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

ceć (Polish): used in combination with interrogative words to add the meaning

Definitions

  1. used in combination with interrogative words to add the meaning

Ancestry of “ceć”, step by step

ceć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish nie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnieno; not; don't, didn't "etc."; accusative...
2Old Polishnienegation particle; no, not
3Proto-Slavicnenot
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Polish kaj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkaj—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →