Where does “kiesiejsy” come from?
kiesiejsy (Polish) comes from Polish kiejś, from Polish -ś, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “kiesiejsy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kiejś | — |
| 2 | Polish | -ś | Second-person singular verb suffix; Appended to... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sь | this |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śis | this here |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |