Where does “nepobediv” come from?

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

nepobediv (Serbo-Croatian): invincible

Definitions

  1. invincible

Ancestry of “nepobediv”, step by step

nepobediv 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 pobediv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpobedivvincible
2Serbo-Croatianpobeditito conquer, overcome
3Proto-Slavic*poběditi—
4Proto-Slavic*běditito persuade, to coerce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →
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