Where does “нытьё” come from?

нытьё (Russian) comes from Russian ныть, from Proto-Slavic nyti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nūˀ(d)-.

нытьё (Russian): whining, yammer, bellyaching, cant

Definitions

  1. whining, yammer, bellyaching, cant

Ancestry of “нытьё”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнытьto whimper, to whine, to yammer, to snivel, to...
2Proto-Slavicnytito yearn
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnūˀ(d)-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nūˀ(d)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nyti →Every word from Russian ныть →