Where does “njic” come from?

njic (Aromanian) comes from Proto-Slavic nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nítis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

njic (Aromanian): small, little; little child, little boy, baby

Definitions

  1. small, little; little child, little boy, baby

Ancestry of “njic”, step by step

njic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic nitь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnitьthread
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnítis—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)nh₁itis—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Vulgar Latin miccus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmiccus—
2Ancient Greekμῑκκόςsmall
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “njic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nítis →