Where does “wznieść” come from?

wznieść (Polish) comes from Polish nieść, from Old Polish nieć, from Proto-Slavic netьjь, from Proto-Slavic neptьjь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nep(ō)t-, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

wznieść (Polish): to erect, to raise, to build

Definitions

  1. to erect, to raise, to build

Ancestry of “wznieść”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnieśćto carry
2Old Polishniećnephew
3Proto-Slavicnetьjьnephew
4Proto-Slavicneptьjь
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnep(ō)t-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “wznieść

Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōtsEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nep(ō)t-Every word from Proto-Slavic neptьjь
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