Where does “nāvēšana” come from?

nāvēšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian nāvēt, from Latvian nāve, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nāˀwis, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂wis, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u-, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

nāvēšana (Latvian): killing; verbal noun of nāvēt

Definitions

  1. killing; verbal noun of nāvēt

Ancestry of “nāvēšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviannāvētto kill
2Latviannāvedeath
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnāˀwisdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂wiscorpse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂u-death; death; corpse; ship, boat
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u- →