Where does “некта́р” come from?

некта́р (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek νέκταρ, from Proto-Indo-European néḱtr̥h₂, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

некта́р (Russian): nectar

Definitions

  1. nectar

Ancestry of “некта́р”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνέκταρnectar, the specific nourishment of the gods
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéḱtr̥h₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “некта́р”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néḱtr̥h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek νέκταρ →