Where does “nicość” come from?

nicość (Polish) comes from Polish nić, from Old Polish nic, from Proto-Slavic nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nítis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

nicość (Polish): nonentity, nothingness

Definitions

  1. nonentity, nothingness

Ancestry of “nicość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnićthread
2Old Polishnicnothing
3Proto-Slavicnitьthread
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnítis—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)nh₁itis—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nítis →