Where does “niit” come from?
niit (Estonian) comes 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 , to sew.
niit (Estonian): thread
Ancestry of “niit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | нить | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nitь | thread |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nítis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)nh₁itis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |