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Where does “nip” come from?

nip (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian nepō, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nip (Albanian): nephew; grandson

Definitions

  1. nephew; grandson

Ancestry of “nip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniannepō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
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