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Where does “unést” come from?

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

Ancestry of “unést”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnéstto carry
2Old Czechnésti—
3Proto-Slavicnestì—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicneśteito carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
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