Where does “nyć” come from?

nyć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic nyti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nūˀ(d)-.

nyć (Polish): to pine away, to wither; to waste

Definitions

  1. to pine away, to wither; to waste

Ancestry of “nyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnytito yearn
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnūˀ(d)-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nūˀ(d)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nyti →