Where does “нести” come from?

нести (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic nestì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

нести (Old Church Slavonic): to carry

Definitions

  1. to carry

Ancestry of “нести”, step by step

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

Words derived from “нести”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic nestì →
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