Where does “гнездо́” come from?
гнездо́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic гнѣздо, from Proto-Slavic gnězdo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nísdan, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
Ancestry of “гнездо́”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | гнѣздо | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gnězdo | nest |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *nísdan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nisdós | nest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ni | down |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “гнездо́”