Where does “nowożytny” come from?

nowożytny (Polish) comes from Polish Nowy, from Old Polish nowy, from Proto-Slavic nòvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nowożytny (Polish): modern

Definitions

  1. modern

Ancestry of “nowożytny”, step by step

nowożytny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Nowy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishNowynew
2Old Polishnowynew
3Proto-Slavicnòvъnew
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
5Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Polish życie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżycielife, the state of being alive; lifetime; life,...
2Proto-Slavicžitьjelife
3Proto-Slavicžitito live
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “nowożytny”

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