Where does “несте” come from?

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

несте (Serbo-Croatian): negative

Definitions

  1. negative

Ancestry of “несте”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianneste"negative" second-person plural present of biti
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →
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