Where does “wzniosłość” come from?

wzniosłość (Polish) comes from Polish wzniosły, 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.

wzniosłość (Polish): elevatedness, loftiness, sublimeness

Definitions

  1. elevatedness, loftiness, sublimeness

Ancestry of “wzniosłość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwzniosłyelevated, lofty, sublime
2Polishwznieśćto erect, to raise, to build
3Polishnieśćto carry
4Old Polishniećnephew
5Proto-Slavicnetьjьnephew
6Proto-Slavicneptьjь—
7Proto-Balto-Slavicnep(ō)t-—
8Proto-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 →
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