Where does “nezamenjiv” come from?

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

nezamenjiv (Serbo-Croatian): irreplaceable

Definitions

  1. irreplaceable

Ancestry of “nezamenjiv”, step by step

nezamenjiv 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 zamenjiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzamenjivreplaceable
2Serbo-Croatianzaménitito replace
3Proto-Slavic*zaměniti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →