Where does “не” come from?

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

не (Serbo-Croatian): not; no

Definitions

  1. not; no

Ancestry of “не”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnenot
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “не”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →