Where does “nočiept” come from?

nočiept (Latvian) comes from Latvian no, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

nočiept (Latvian): to pinch; to filch; to snaffle

Definitions

  1. to pinch; to filch; to snaffle

Ancestry of “nočiept”, step by step

nočiept traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian no

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviannofrom; out of; for
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnōon, onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Latvian čiept

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviančieptto pilfer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nō →Every word from Latvian no →
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