Where does “nowotwór” come from?

nowotwór (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.

nowotwór (Polish): tumor; neologism

Definitions

  1. tumor; neologism

Ancestry of “nowotwór”, step by step

nowotwór 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 twór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtwórthing, creation
2Proto-Slavictvorъcreation, creature
3Proto-Balto-Slavictwor(ʔ)-o—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantworH-o-—

Words derived from “nowotwór”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →