Where does “хрен редьки не слаще” come from?
хрен редьки не слаще (Russian) comes from Russian не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
хрен редьки не слаще (Russian): neither option is better than the other
Definitions
- neither option is better than the other
Ancestry of “хрен редьки не слаще”, step by step
хрен редьки не слаще traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian не
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | не | not, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | not |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |