Where does “nijaki” come from?

nijaki (Polish) comes from Polish jaki, from Old Polish jaki, from Proto-Slavic jakъ, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei — to go.

nijaki (Polish): neuter

Definitions

  1. neuter

Ancestry of “nijaki”, step by step

nijaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish jaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjakiwhat, which kind of
2Old Polishjakiintroduces a question about a trait; what, what... like
3Proto-Slavicjakъof this kind; of what/which kind
4Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
5Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
6Old Polishićto go
7Proto-Slavicjьtito go
8Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Polish ni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishniAlternative form of ani; Alternative form of nie
2Proto-Slavicnineither, nor; not even
3Proto-Indo-Europeannēy—
4Proto-Slavickogъdawhen
5Proto-Slavicgъda—

Words derived from “nijaki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →