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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishnie—
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnē—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “nie”

  • Niewiedział
  • Niedbała
  • Nieroda
  • Niedbał
  • Niemyt
  • Nierychły
  • Niechciał
  • Nieznaj
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