Where does “neznámy” come from?

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

neznámy (Slovak): unknown, strange, unfamiliar

Definitions

  1. unknown, strange, unfamiliar

Ancestry of “neznámy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakne-forms negative verbs
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →