Where does “njasć” come from?

njasć (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic nestì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

njasć (Lower Sorbian): to carry

Definitions

  1. to carry

Ancestry of “njasć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnestìto carry, to bring
2Proto-Balto-Slavicneśteito carry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic nestì →