Where does “niskopienny” come from?

niskopienny (Polish) comes from Polish niski, from Old Polish niski, from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ni- — down, below.

niskopienny (Polish): having a short trunk

Definitions

  1. having a short trunk

Ancestry of “niskopienny”, step by step

niskopienny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish niski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishniskilow; short; deep
2Old Polishniskilow, short
3Proto-Slavicnizъkъlow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanni-down, below

via Polish pień

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpieńtrunk; bee colony; genitive plural of pienie
2Proto-Slavicpьňьtrunk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nizъkъ →Every word from Old Polish niski →