Where does “нечаянно” come from?

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

нечаянно (Russian): inadvertently, accidentally, unintentionally

Definitions

  1. inadvertently, accidentally, unintentionally

Ancestry of “нечаянно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнеча́янныйunexpected
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 →