Where does “potnieć” come from?

potnieć (Polish) comes from Polish potny, from Polish pot, from Proto-Slavic potъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic paktas, from Proto-Indo-European pokʷtós, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

potnieć (Polish): to perspire, to sudate, to sweat

Definitions

  1. to perspire, to sudate, to sweat

Ancestry of “potnieć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpotnysweat, perspiratory, sudoriferous, sudorific, sudoriparous
2Polishpotsweat
3Proto-Slavicpotъsweat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpaktassweat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpokʷtóscooked
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pokʷtós →