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Where does “Neva” come from?

Neva (Italian) comes from Russian Нева́, from Proto-Uralic ńoma, from Proto-Uralic ńoxe- — to pursue.

Ancestry of “Neva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianНева́—
2Proto-Uralicńomahare
3Proto-Uralicńoxe-to pursue
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńoxe- →