Where does “niewymowny” come from?

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

niewymowny (Polish): unpronounceable

Definitions

  1. unpronounceable

Ancestry of “niewymowny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishniewymownyindescribable
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →