Where does “niejako” come from?

niejako (Polish) comes from Polish niejaki, from Polish jaki, from Old Polish jaki, from Proto-Slavic jakъ, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti — to go.

niejako (Polish): as it were, somewhat, in a way

Definitions

  1. as it were, somewhat, in a way

Ancestry of “niejako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishniejakione
2Polishjakiwhat, which kind of
3Old Polishjakiintroduces a question about a trait; what, what... like
4Proto-Slavicjakъof this kind; of what/which kind
5Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
6Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
7Old Polishićto go
8Proto-Slavicjьtito go
9Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →