Where does “невский” come from?

невский (Russian) comes from Russian Нева́, from Proto-Uralic ńoma, from Proto-Uralic ńoxe- — to pursue.

невский (Russian): Neva river in Russia

Definitions

  1. Neva river in Russia

Ancestry of “невский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianНева́(the river on which the Saint Petersburg city is placed)
2Proto-Uralicńomahare
3Proto-Uralicńoxe-to pursue
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