Where does “wzniesienie” come from?

wzniesienie (Polish) comes from Polish wznieść, 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.

wzniesienie (Polish): prominence

Definitions

  1. prominence

Ancestry of “wzniesienie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwznieśćto erect, to raise, to build
2Polishnieśćto carry
3Old Polishniećnephew
4Proto-Slavicnetьjьnephew
5Proto-Slavicneptьjь—
6Proto-Balto-Slavicnep(ō)t-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nep(ō)t- →Every word from Proto-Slavic neptьjь →