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Where does “нарт” come from?

нарт (Russian) comes from Ossetian нарт, from Proto-Iranian narθra-.

нарт (Russian): нарт •  m anim; Nart; genitive plural of на́рта

Definitions

  1. нарт •  m anim; Nart; genitive plural of на́рта

Ancestry of “нарт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ossetianнарт—
2Proto-Iraniannarθra-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian narθra- →