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Where does “nitь” come from?

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

nitь (Proto-Slavic): thread

Definitions

  1. thread

Ancestry of “nitь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicnítis—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)nh₁itis—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “nitь”

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