Where does “נעביש” come from?
נעביש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish נעבעך, from Czech nebohý, from Proto-Slavic nebogъ, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
נעביש (Yiddish): nebbish
Ancestry of “נעביש”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | נעבעך | sadly, unfortunately; unfortunate person; unhappy... |
| 2 | Czech | nebohý | poor |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | nebogъ | poor; unfortunate |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |
Words derived from “נעביש”