Where does “nie” come from?

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

nie (Polish): no; not; don't, didn't "etc."; accusative...

Definitions

  1. no; not; don't, didn't "etc."; accusative...

Ancestry of “nie”, step by step

nie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish nie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishnienegation particle; no, not
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Polish kiej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkiej—

Words derived from “nie”

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