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Where does “nítis” come from?

nítis (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

Ancestry of “nítis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)nh₁itis—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “nítis”

  • нить
  • nić
  • нит
  • nit
  • nit
  • nitь
  • nit
  • niś
  • nić
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