Where does “nāvinieks” come from?

nāvinieks (Latvian) comes 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.

nāvinieks (Latvian): condemned to death; a man who is threatened by...

Definitions

  1. condemned to death; a man who is threatened by...

Ancestry of “nāvinieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviannāvedeath
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnāˀwisdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂wiscorpse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂u-death; death; corpse; ship, boat
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
6Proto-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- →