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Where does “netьjь” come from?

netьjь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic neptьjь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nep(ō)t-, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

netьjь (Proto-Slavic): nephew

Definitions

  1. nephew

Ancestry of “netьjь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicneptьjь—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnep(ō)t-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “netьjь”

  • нећак
  • nećak
  • nieć
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →