Where does “nietu” come from?

nietu (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic nětu, from Proto-Slavic e, from Proto-Slavic estь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *esti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

nietu (Old Polish): there is no, there are no

Definitions

  1. there is no, there are no

Ancestry of “nietu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnětunot, nohow literally: it is not/there is not
2Proto-Slavice—
3Proto-Slavicestьestь; third-person singular present active...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*esti—
5Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *esti →Every word from Proto-Slavic estь →