Where does “nogieć” come from?
nogieć (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic nogъtь, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.
nogieć (Old Polish): fingernail; toenail
Ancestry of “nogieć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | nogъtь | nail |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |