Where does “licemjerno” come from?

licemjerno (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian no, from Proto-Slavic nъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nu, from Proto-Indo-European nū — now.

licemjerno (Serbo-Croatian): hypocritically

Definitions

  1. hypocritically

Ancestry of “licemjerno”, step by step

licemjerno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian no

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannothan; but, however; noh
2Proto-Slavicnъbut, however
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnu—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow

via Serbo-Croatian licemjer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlicemjerhypocrite usually male
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nū →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nu →Every word from Proto-Slavic nъ →