Where does “inność” come from?

inność (Polish) comes from Polish inny, from Old Polish iny, from Proto-Slavic jьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *iˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

inność (Polish): otherness, differentness

Definitions

  1. otherness, differentness

Ancestry of “inność”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishinnyA different one, another
2Old Polishinydifferent, another, other
3Proto-Slavicjьnъother, another; different
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*iˀnas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *iˀnas →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьnъ →