Where does “niżeli” come from?

niżeli (Polish) comes from Polish li, from Old Polish li, from Proto-Slavic li — question-forming interrogative particle.

niżeli (Polish): than

Definitions

  1. than

Ancestry of “niżeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlionly; li, Chinese unit of distance; li, Chinese...
2Old Polishliinterrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question
3Proto-Slavicliquestion-forming interrogative particle

Words derived from “niżeli”

Every word from Proto-Slavic li →Every word from Old Polish li →Every word from Polish li →