Where does “nāve” come from?
nāve (Latvian) comes 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.
nāve (Latvian): death
Ancestry of “nāve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nāˀwis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | neh₂wis | corpse |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | neh₂u- | death; death; corpse; ship, boat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂us | boat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |
Words derived from “nāve”