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Where does “niepewny” come from?

niepewny (Polish) comes 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.

niepewny (Polish): uncertain

Definitions

  1. uncertain

Ancestry of “niepewny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnie-un-, dis-, -less, non-
2Old Polishnie-—
3Old Polishnie—
4Proto-Slavicnenot
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnē—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “niepewny”

  • Niepewny
  • niepewność
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