Where does “nenametljiv” come from?

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

nenametljiv (Serbo-Croatian): not pushy, unassertive

Definitions

  1. not pushy, unassertive

Ancestry of “nenametljiv”, step by step

nenametljiv 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 nametljiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannametljivpushy, assertive
2Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →