Where does “nieufny” come from?
nieufny (Polish) comes from Polish ufny, from Polish ufać, from Proto-Slavic upъvati, from Proto-Slavic pъvati, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
nieufny (Polish): distrustful, wary, suspicious
Definitions
- distrustful, wary, suspicious
Ancestry of “nieufny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ufny | sanguine, trustful, trusting |
| 2 | Polish | ufać | to trust or |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | upъvati | to trust, to rely on; to hope |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pъvati | to have trust in, to rely |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ati | From imperfective verbs, forming... |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |