Where does “несовершенный” come from?
несовершенный (Russian) comes from Russian не-, from Russian не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
несовершенный (Russian): imperfect, mediocre; imperfect, imperfective
Definitions
- imperfect, mediocre; imperfect, imperfective
Ancestry of “несовершенный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | не- | un-, non-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis- |
| 2 | Russian | не | not, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |