Where does “гнездо” come from?
гнездо (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic gnězdo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nísdan, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
гнездо (Macedonian): nest
Ancestry of “гнездо”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | gnězdo | nest |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *nísdan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nisdós | nest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ni | down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |