Where does “nekažnjiv” come from?

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

nekažnjiv (Serbo-Croatian): unpunishable

Definitions

  1. unpunishable

Ancestry of “nekažnjiv”, step by step

nekažnjiv 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 kažnjiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankažnjivpunishable
2Serbo-Croatiankaznitito punish; to penalize; to fine
3Proto-Slavickaznitito punish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →