Where does “unicestwiony” come from?
unicestwiony (Polish) comes from Polish unicestwić, from Polish nicestwić, from Polish nicestwo, from Polish nić, from Old Polish nic, from Proto-Slavic nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nítis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itis — to spin (thread), to sew.
Ancestry of “unicestwiony”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | unicestwić | to annihilate |
| 2 | Polish | nicestwić | to annihilate, to destroy |
| 3 | Polish | nicestwo | nothingness |
| 4 | Polish | nić | thread |
| 5 | Old Polish | nic | nothing |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | nitь | thread |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nítis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)nh₁itis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |