Where does “lėktuvnešis” come from?

lėktuvnešis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian nešti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

lėktuvnešis (Lithuanian): aircraft carrier

Definitions

  1. aircraft carrier

Ancestry of “lėktuvnešis”, step by step

lėktuvnešis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian nešti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianneštito carry, bring; to obtain
2Proto-Balto-Slavicneśteito carry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

via Lithuanian lėktuvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianlėktuvasairplane, aeroplane
2Lithuaniantùvas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei →Every word from Lithuanian nešti →