Where does “neočekivan” come from?

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

neočekivan (Serbo-Croatian): unexpected

Definitions

  1. unexpected

Ancestry of “neočekivan”, step by step

neočekivan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannenot; no
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannot; no

via Serbo-Croatian očekivan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianočekivanexpected
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 Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic Every word from Proto-Slavic ne
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