Where does “Niec” come from?

Niec (English) comes from Old Polish nieć, from Proto-Slavic netьjь, from Proto-Slavic neptьjь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nep(ō)t-, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

Ancestry of “Niec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishniećnephew
2Proto-Slavicnetьjьnephew
3Proto-Slavicneptьjь—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnep(ō)t-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nep(ō)t- →Every word from Proto-Slavic neptьjь →