Where does “несусветица” come from?

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

несусветица (Russian): nonsense, rubbish

Definitions

  1. nonsense, rubbish

Ancestry of “несусветица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнесусве́тныйextreme, utter
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 →