Where does “nedavno” come from?

nedavno (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech nedávný, from Czech ně-, from Czech ne, from Old Czech ne, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

nedavno (Serbo-Croatian): recently

Definitions

  1. recently

Ancestry of “nedavno”, step by step

nedavno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech nedávný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnedávnýrecent
2Czechně-some
3Czechneno!; not
4Old CzechneNegation particle; no, not
5Proto-Slavicnenot
6Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
7Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Serbo-Croatian dávno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandávnolong ago
2Czechdávnýancient, bygone
3Proto-Slavicdavьnъancient, past

Words derived from “nedavno”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Czech ně- →