Where does “nitka” come from?

nitka (Polish) comes from Czech nit, from Old Czech nit, from Proto-Slavic nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nítis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

nitka (Polish): Diminutive of nić; thread

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of nić; thread

Ancestry of “nitka”, step by step

nitka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech nit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnitthread
2Old Czechnitthread
3Proto-Slavicnitьthread
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnítis—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)nh₁itis—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Polish nić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnićthread
2Old Polishnicnothing

Words derived from “nitka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nítis →