Where does “niepokój” come from?

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

niepokój (Polish): anxiety; agitation, unrest

Definitions

  1. anxiety; agitation, unrest

Ancestry of “niepokój”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnie-un-, dis-, -less, non-
2Old Polishnie-generic negation prefix, used for adjectives, adverbs and participles; un-, dis-, -less, non
3Old Polishnienegation particle; no, not
4Proto-Slavicnenot
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “niepokój”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Polish nie- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →
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