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

  1. mutism, muteness; slow-witted person

Ancestry of “niemota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechněmotamuteness
2Czech-otanoun suffix
3Old Czech-ota—
4Proto-Slavic-otaDeadjectival, forming abstract nouns denoting the...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-atā́ˀ—
6Proto-Indo-European-otéh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -otéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ota →Every word from Czech -ota →