Where does “небезпека” come from?

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

небезпека (Ukrainian): danger

Definitions

  1. danger

Ancestry of “небезпека”, step by step

небезпека traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian не

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianнеno; not
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Ukrainian безпека

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбезпекаsafety; security
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →