Where does “niezły” come from?

niezły (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.

niezły (Polish): decent, not bad, pretty good

Definitions

  1. decent, not bad, pretty good

Ancestry of “niezły”, step by step

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

Words derived from “niezły

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Polish nie-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic
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