Where does “ნაოსნობა” come from?

ნაოსნობა (Georgian) comes from Georgian ნაოსანი, from Georgian ნავი, from Persian ناو, from Middle Persian nʾw, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u-, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

ნაოსნობა (Georgian): navigation mostly on water

Definitions

  1. navigation mostly on water

Ancestry of “ნაოსნობა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianნაოსანიsailor
2Georgianნავიboat
3Persianناوboat, small ship; warship; cruiser; anything long...
4Middle Persiannʾwship
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂u-death; death; corpse; ship, boat
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “ნაოსნობა”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u- →