Where does “nezaposlenost” come from?

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

nezaposlenost (Serbo-Croatian): unemployment

Definitions

  1. unemployment

Ancestry of “nezaposlenost”, step by step

nezaposlenost 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 zaposlenost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzaposlenostemployment
2Serbo-Croatianzaposlenemployed; busy
3Serbo-Croatianzapòslitito employ, hire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →