Where does “niewielki” come from?

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

niewielki (Polish): not big; small, little

Definitions

  1. not big; small, little

Ancestry of “niewielki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishniewielkinot big; small, little
2Old Polishnie-generic negation prefix, used for adjectives, adverbs and participles; un-, dis-, -less, non
3Old Polishnienegation particle; no, not
4Proto-Slavicnenot
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “niewielki”

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