Where does “niewiadoma” come from?

niewiadoma (Polish) comes from Polish niewiadomy, 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.

niewiadoma (Polish): if, unknown

Definitions

  1. if, unknown

Ancestry of “niewiadoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishniewiadomyunknown
2Polishnie-un-, dis-, -less, non-
3Old Polishnie-generic negation prefix, used for adjectives, adverbs and participles; un-, dis-, -less, non
4Old Polishnienegation particle; no, not
5Proto-Slavicnenot
6Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
7Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Polish nie- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →