Where does “ниточка” come from?

ниточка (Russian) comes from Russian ни́тка, from Russian нить, from Old East Slavic нить, from Proto-Slavic nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nítis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

ниточка (Russian): (short or thin) thread

Definitions

  1. (short or thin) thread

Ancestry of “ниточка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianни́ткаthread
2Russianнитьthread; filament; suture
3Old East Slavicнитьthread
4Proto-Slavicnitьthread
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnítis—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)nh₁itis—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nítis →