Where does “niiduk” come from?

niiduk (Estonian) comes from Estonian niit, from Old East Slavic нить, 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.

niiduk (Estonian): mower

Definitions

  1. mower

Ancestry of “niiduk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianniitthread
2Old East Slavicнитьthread
3Proto-Slavicnitьthread
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnítis
5Proto-Indo-European(s)nh₁itis
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “niiduk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itisEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nítis