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

Definitions

  1. to carry

Ancestry of “nieść”, step by step

nieść traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish nieć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishniećnephew
2Proto-Slavicnetьjьnephew
3Proto-Slavicneptьjь—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnep(ō)t-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

via Proto-Slavic nestì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnestìto carry, to bring
2Proto-Balto-Slavicneśteito carry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “nieść”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nep(ō)t- →Every word from Proto-Slavic neptьjь →