Where does “naiwniak” come from?

naiwniak (Polish) comes from Polish naiwny, from French naïve, from Latin nātīvus, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

naiwniak (Polish): sucker, dupe

Definitions

  1. sucker, dupe

Ancestry of “naiwniak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnaiwnynaive
2Frenchnaïvefeminine singular of naïf
3Latinnātīvuscreated, made
4Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
5Latingnātus
6Proto-Italicgnātosborn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Italic gnātos