Where does “nesavršen” come from?

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

nesavršen (Serbo-Croatian): imperfect, defective

Definitions

  1. imperfect, defective

Ancestry of “nesavršen”, step by step

nesavršen 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 savršen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansavršenperfect, faultless
2Russianсоверше́нныйcomplete
3Russian-е́нныйused to form past passive participles from verbs in
4Old Church Slavonic-еньнъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →