Where does “sitniak” come from?

sitniak (Polish) comes from Polish sitny, from Polish sito, from Proto-Slavic sito, from Proto-Balto-Slavic séiˀta, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁y-tom, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sitniak (Polish): sack bread

Definitions

  1. sack bread

Ancestry of “sitniak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsitnymade from sifted whole-wheat flour
2Polishsitosieve
3Proto-Slavicsitosieve
4Proto-Balto-Slavicséiˀtasieve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁y-tom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁y-tom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic séiˀta →