Where does “niste” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “niste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnenot
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →