Where does “neśtei” come from?

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

neśtei (Proto-Balto-Slavic): to carry

Definitions

  1. to carry

Ancestry of “neśtei”, step by step

neśtei traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European neḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

via Proto-Indo-European eneḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeaneneḱ-to reach, arrive, carry

via Proto-Indo-European h₁neḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁neḱ-to carry; to bring; carry, bring

Words derived from “neśtei

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ-