Where does “niemowlak” come from?

niemowlak (Polish) comes from Polish niemowlę, from Polish nie, from Old Polish nie, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

niemowlak (Polish): nursling, suckling

Definitions

  1. nursling, suckling

Ancestry of “niemowlak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishniemowlęinfant, baby
2Polishnieno; not; don't, didn't "etc."; accusative...
3Old Polishnienegation particle; no, not
4Proto-Slavicnenot
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnot
6Proto-Indo-Europeannot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic Every word from Proto-Slavic ne
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