Where does “neste” come from?

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

neste (Serbo-Croatian): "negative" second-person plural present of biti

Definitions

  1. "negative" second-person plural present of biti

Ancestry of “neste”, step by step

neste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnenot
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Proto-Slavic este

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviceste—

Words derived from “neste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →