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Where does “neiv” come from?

neiv (Romansch) comes from Latin nivem, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.

neiv (Romansch): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “neiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnivemaccusative singular of nix
2Proto-Italicsnikssnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow

Words derived from “neiv”

  • never
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs →