Where does “nieść” come from?
nieść (Polish) comes from Old Polish nieć, from Proto-Slavic netьjь, from Proto-Slavic neptьjь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nep(ō)t-, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.
nieść (Polish): to carry
Ancestry of “nieść”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | nieć | nephew |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | netьjь | nephew |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | neptьjь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nep(ō)t- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | népōts | grandson; descendant; nephew |