Where does “Ναϊάς” come from?

Ναϊάς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

Ναϊάς (Ancient Greek): a naiad

Definitions

  1. a naiad

Ancestry of “Ναϊάς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekνάωI flow
2Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “Ναϊάς”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek νάω →
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