Where does “sieć” come from?

sieć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic sěťi, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sieć (Polish): net; chain; network

Definitions

  1. net; chain; network

Ancestry of “sieć”, step by step

sieć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic sěťi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsěťito cut, mow
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-Slavic sětь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsětьsnare, net

Words derived from “sieć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěťi →