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Where does “nem” come from?

nem (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic němъ — unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

nem (Serbo-Croatian): mute, dumb; silent, soundless

Definitions

  1. mute, dumb; silent, soundless

Ancestry of “nem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...
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