Where does “únoskyně” come from?

únoskyně (Czech) comes from Czech únos, from Czech unést, from Czech nést, from Old Czech nésti, from Proto-Slavic nestì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

únoskyně (Czech): female kidnapper

Definitions

  1. female kidnapper

Ancestry of “únoskyně”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechúnoskidnapping, kidnap
2Czechunéstto kidnap, to abduct
3Czechnéstto carry
4Old Czechnéstito carry
5Proto-Slavicnestìto carry, to bring
6Proto-Balto-Slavicneśteito carry
7Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic nestì →