Where does “niemota” come from?
niemota (Polish) comes from Czech němota, from Czech -ota, from Old Czech -ota, from Proto-Slavic -ota, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -atā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European -otéh₂.
niemota (Polish): mutism, muteness; slow-witted person
Definitions
- mutism, muteness; slow-witted person
Ancestry of “niemota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | němota | muteness |
| 2 | Czech | -ota | noun suffix |
| 3 | Old Czech | -ota | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ota | Deadjectival, forming abstract nouns denoting the... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -atā́ˀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -otéh₂ | — |