Where does “не-” come from?

не- (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian з-, from Ukrainian леті́ти, from Old East Slavic летѣти, from Proto-Slavic letěti, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

не- (Ukrainian): not; un-

Definitions

  1. not; un-

Ancestry of “не-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianз-attached to imperfective verbs to form the perfective aspect
2Ukrainianлеті́тиto fly
3Old East Slavicлетѣти—
4Proto-Slavicletětito fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

Words derived from “не-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic letěti →Every word from Ukrainian з- →