Where does “нить” come from?
нить (Russian) comes 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.
нить (Russian): thread; filament; suture
Definitions
- thread; filament; suture
Ancestry of “нить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | нить | thread |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nitь | thread |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nítis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)nh₁itis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |