Where does “biednieńki” come from?

biednieńki (Polish) comes from Polish -eńki, from Polish -eń, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “biednieńki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-eńkiforms diminutive masculine adjectives
2Polish-eńforms masculine nouns, predominantly agents
3Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
4Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνόςEvery word from Polish -eń
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