Where does “najera” come from?
najera (Proto-Uralic) comes from Proto-Uralic naje, from French nager, from Old French nagier, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus, from German aus — out, outward.
Ancestry of “najera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uralic | naje | woman |
| 2 | French | nager | to swim |
| 3 | Old French | nagier | to sail; to cross water; to sail; to swim |
| 4 | Latin | nāvigō | to sail, navigate, seafare, embark |
| 5 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 7 | German | hinaus | out |
| 8 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 9 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |