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Where does “небог” come from?

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

небог (Serbo-Croatian): miserable, wretched; unfortunate, unhappy

Definitions

  1. miserable, wretched; unfortunate, unhappy

Ancestry of “небог”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnebogъpoor; unfortunate
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnē—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →