Where does “gniły” come from?

gniły (Polish) comes from Polish gnić, from Proto-Slavic gňiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneyH-.

gniły (Polish): putrid, rotten, rotting

Definitions

  1. putrid, rotten, rotting

Ancestry of “gniły”, step by step

gniły traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish gnić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgnićto rot; to decay
2Proto-Slavicgňitito rot
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰneyH-—

via Proto-Slavic gňilъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgňilъrotten

Words derived from “gniły”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gňiti →Every word from Polish gnić →