Where does “neaktivan” come from?

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

neaktivan (Serbo-Croatian): inactive

Definitions

  1. inactive

Ancestry of “neaktivan”, step by step

neaktivan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannenot; no
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Serbo-Croatian aktivan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianaktivanactive
2Serbo-Croatian-anSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
3Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →