Where does “неприятность” come from?

неприятность (Russian) comes from Russian неприя́тный, from Russian не-, from Russian не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

неприятность (Russian): slovenliness, unpleasantness

Definitions

  1. slovenliness, unpleasantness

Ancestry of “неприятность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнеприя́тныйdisagreeable, unpleasant
2Russianне-un-, non-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis-
3Russianнеnot, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;...
4Proto-Slavicnenot
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Russian не- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →