Where does “нечасто” come from?
нечасто (Russian) comes from Russian неча́стый, from Russian не-, from Russian не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
нечасто (Russian): rarely, infrequently
Definitions
- rarely, infrequently
Ancestry of “нечасто”, step by step
нечасто traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian неча́стый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | неча́стый | infrequent, rare |
| 2 | Russian | не- | un-, non-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis- |
| 3 | Russian | не | not, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | not |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |
via Ukrainian неча́стий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | неча́стий | — |