Where does “ne-” come from?

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

ne- (Slovak): forms negative verbs

Definitions

  1. forms negative verbs

Ancestry of “ne-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ne-”

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