Where does “нијесмо” come from?

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

нијесмо (Serbo-Croatian): negative

Definitions

  1. negative

Ancestry of “нијесмо”, step by step

нијесмо traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic ne

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

via Serbo-Croatian něsmo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianněsmonegative
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →